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    Do you feel that cultural relativism is always positive?  Why or why not?  Under what circumstances do you feel that it is appropriate to condemn the practices of a culture other than your own Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs‚ customs‚ and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context.. "In other words‚ “right” and “wrong” are culture-specific; what is considered moral in one society may be considered immoral in another‚ and‚ since no universal standard of

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    Animal Rights "What is man without the beast? If the beast were gone‚ man would die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens to the beast soon happens to man" (Chief Seattle). While much has been done to protect animals‚ it is nowhere near what needs to be done to secure their inhabitance on earth and give them their rights. Animals have nerves so they can feel pain and they do suffer so is it right to put them through that by experimenting on them. Additionally if more of the world

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    all truth is relative‚ but that truth is relative in some important domain(s). By far the most common form of relativism is moral relativism. Like relativism generally‚ moral relativism comes in two major forms: moral subjectivism and cultural moral relativism. Moral subjectivism is the view that what is morally right and good for an individual‚ A‚ is whatever A believes is morally right and good. Thus‚ if Andy believes that premarital sex is always wrong‚ and Jennifer believes that it is not always

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    Cultural Relativism and Global Values The Median That Works Universal values and human rights are abstractions that are considered by many as little more than a romantic concept. Those who would like to believe in a set of universal values find that they either can not find enough evidence for‚ or that there is too much evidence against such values. Cultural relativism‚ a relatively new idea in political science that has its origins in anthropology‚ is the major evidence and argument against

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    Moral relativism is the concept that people’s moral judgements only go as far a ones persons standpoint in a matter. Also‚ one person’s view on a particular subject carries no extra weight than another person. My thesis statement is inner judgements‚ moral disagreements‚ and science are what defend and define moral relativism. Inner judgements are critiques about a persons particular behaviour and what they should or should not have done. Judgements include labels to outline a persons behaviour

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    Animal Rights PHI 208 Understanding Philosophy June 1‚ 2014 According‚ to the animal right movement animals are equal to human in many ways than one‚ companionship‚ protector‚ and a medically alert animal. In recent years a number of oppressed groups have campaigned about Animals being equal to human. We should extend non-human rights to animals the same equality as a human is given the same consideration. Even‚ though the weakness of the utilitarian

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    Miranda Nicholson Miss Light English 101-035 16 November 2012 Rights (Of the Animal Variety) Thesis: Members of PETA are too extreme with their fight for what they believe because they fail to recognize that many animals are needed for food‚ resources‚ economic success and necessary labor. I. Society needs food and some of that food should come from animals. A. The number 10 billion may be shocking but the killing of animals for food is necessary. The alternative of being a vegetarian

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    [Subject] [Date] ANIMAL RIGHTS Is it morally wrong to eat meat? The movement for animal rights‚ which is also known as animal liberation‚ is the concept that the basic interests of animals should be regarded with an equal eye as with humans. It promotes the fact that animal should not be treated as public property‚ traded or be made a part of any business transaction‚ but they should be treated as legal persons‚ with their own rights. According to the Utilitarianism view‚ right is what will promote

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    Animal Rights: Why Can’t We Be Friends? Why do we test animals for cosmetic purposes? Each year‚ thousands of animals die because of animal testing for cosmetic purposes. Companies think they are only testing on animals for safety regulations for their consumers‚ but the Food and Drug Administration does not require animal testing on cosmetics (IDA USA). Believe it or not‚ there are other ways to test cosmetics that does not involve hurting innocent animals. We can reduce the number of animals

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    Philosophical Implications of Cultural Relativism Philosophical position of Cultural Relativism is best understood in terms of its epistemological‚ ethical and logical implications. Philosophical means articulation‚ argumentation‚ analysis‚ and synthesis of the idea‚ principle or concept. [1] Implication is a relationship between two propositions that holds when both propositions are true and fails when the first is true but the second is false. It is to develop a logical cohesion among arguments

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