premise of cultural relativism shows prefigure of moral relativism. Moral relativism can be generally grouped into three categories; (1) descriptive moral relativism‚ (2) normative moral relativism‚ and (3) meta-ethical moral relativism. Descriptive relativism‚ according to Frankena‚ is the idea ‘that the basic ethical beliefs of different people and societies are different and even conflicting’ [1973:109]. The second form of ethical relativism conceives the idea that ‘what is really right or good in the
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issue of animal rights revolves around the question of whether animals should be given the same rights as humans. (“Animal Rights” Current issues: Macmillian Social Science Library. Detroit: Gale‚ 2010. Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 1 Nov. 2011) I feel that animals should be treated kindly but using animals in experiments for science and medicine can sometimes be very useful. Many people believe that animals lack the mental and spiritual qualities of humans. Then there is animal welfare
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define and compare and contrast ETHNOCENTRISM and CULTURAL RELATIVISM. Discuss how you have experienced OR witnessed both concepts in our American Society. Ethnocentrism is viewing your own culture as more superior than any other culture‚ that all other groups are measured in relation to one’s own. Ethnocentrism can lead to cultural misinterpretation and it often distorts communication between human beings. + while cultural relativism is "the concept that the importance of a particular cultural
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is right and worthy in their own culture may seem taboo in another culture’s standards. This is because of the use of cultural relativism‚ which is the belief that something is good or wrong if and only if it is approved or disapproved in a given culture. Right and wrong values vary from society to society; therefore‚ there is no standard base to judge what is universally right or wrong between the different cultures. Because of this‚ societies may disagree about the morality of what is right and
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Animal rightsPros and cons of animal experiments Personaly I don’t think that there are many pros about this subject‚ but I’ve written down a few. Pros: There are vaccines for most of the diseases. Like the ones you’ll recive when you’re an infant‚ wich are very important. If you have a deadly disease‚ like cancer for example‚ you can prolong your life for years‚ if you discover it early enough. Thanks to the science and research with animals. In some cases you can also help sick
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Animals Have Rights Too Growing up with a single grandparent I was never able to have a pet of my own. This choice that my grandmother made for our house hold was hard but something I have dealt with my whole life. Animals in general hold a special place in my heart because interacting with another species is something very amazing. Learning their way of life and how they adapt has been an interest of mine for some time. With research and constantly watching Animal Planet Network the show “Animal
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Should animals have a particular set of rights and dignity to the extent of creating a bill of rights in order to make sure human beings give animals the rights they deserve and ensure that human beings follow the rules established on this bill of rights for animal justice? A bill of rights for animals would abolish any harm or cruelty against animals and would lead to a much safer environment for these living creatures. Creating a bill of rights for animals would be an extraordinary idea because
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All Animals are able to feel pain in the same way humans feel pain. “When it comes to pain‚ love‚ joy‚ loneliness‚ and fear‚ a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. Each one values his or her life and fights the knife” (Newkirk). The debate of animal rights has been a controversy for some time and numerous people could argue that animals have no rightly value like humans do. Animals have just as much value and deserve to be treated right. Although many believe animals have no feelings‚animals should have
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Animals Deserve Rights Not Abuse Brandie Killgore DeVry University Animals have been seen as a lower species for decades. They have little to no rights and are sometimes treated inhumanely. No rights are given to them‚ so when they are abused there is little to no consequences. Hit an animal‚ make them live in dirty environments‚ forgot to feed them‚ leave them in the hot temperatures with no water‚ or torture them and the consequences are minor compared to the cruelty forced on that animal
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Animals Rights I bet you had no idea that according to The Oxford Lafayette Human Society over thirty million animals such as dogs and cats die every year from cruelty‚ neglect and exploitation. Why is that Americans care so heavily about material things? But‚ will not think twice on whether they should help save innocent creatures that live‚ think‚ and breath like God created from being abused and mistreated? The issue of animal rights has been a concern of mine ever since 2011. I witnessed my
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