Amartya Sen author of ‘Democracy as a Universal Value’ makes an interesting analyses between democratic governance and its natural acceptance as a universal value. From my point of view the notion of democracy as the ‘right’ governing system or as a universally relevant system is subject to debate. From a utilitarian perspective I can see how democracy is justifiable‚ however from a position of ‘situation ethics ‘‚ I will disagree. In Sen’s example of “The Indian Experience” he clearly indicates
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period of week 1 and week 6. Paper must be between 2 and 3 pages (excluding cover page‚ annexes‚ and reference page). Cultural Relativism Theory Cultural Relativism Theory is morality that differs in every society‚ and is a convenient term for socially approved habits. It is also the oldest philosophical theory that speaks about the nature of morality. Cultural relativism theory claims that different cultures have different moral codes and nothing is there or an objective standard that can judge
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other peoples‚ in fact‚ the self-evidence of these principles is a kind of illusion.” Upon studying both the term‚ ethnocentrism‚ and cultural relativism‚ I conclude that we need to find a common ground between the two. It is not good to be too much of either. Too much ethnocentrism leads to being close minded and having to much cultural relativism may corrupt our good morals. Individuals can try to appreciate or understand one anothers cultures or beliefs without judgment. America is a
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benchmark? This essay shall examine the statement aforementioned‚ firstly by engaging with cultural relativism‚ then critically discuss cultural relativism and lastly examine the implications for educational practices in South Africa. With regards to the statement‚ it is first important to note the definition of morality. “Morality speaks of a system of behavior in regards to standards of right or wrong behavior. The word carries the concepts of: (1) moral standards‚ with regard to behavior; (2)
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RELATIVISM AND MORALITY Lenn Goodman offers a very good argument about his idea of the things that are wrong. I agree with his argument that four of the things that we should look to in whatever being we worship are “(1) genocide‚ politically induced famine‚ and germ warfare; (2) terrorism‚ hostage taking‚ and child warriors; (3) slavery‚ polygamy‚ and incest; and (4) rape and female genital cutting.” (Goodman‚ Project Muse‚ pg 88) When Goodman talks about genocide‚ famine‚ and germ warfare
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Thoreau would have thought that the government should preserve the liberty of citizens because of all his references to people’s freedom. He constantly brings up the fact that he thinks the government shouldn’t control everything the people do. He wants the people to be in control of themselves and by doing this‚ it would make everyone happier which would result in a more calm environment for the government. If the citizens are happy‚ then the government won’t have to deal with all the drama of people
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Synopsis Jane Goodall‚ is an Anthropologist and Primatologist‚ a animal’s rights activist. Goodall was born on April 3‚ 1934 in London‚ United Kingdom‚ currently age 81. Had studied chimpanzees by the shore of lake Tanganyika‚ and is a very high demand woman for all her success and still is contributing to her research by sharing it with others all around the world. Jane Goodall studied for many years and learned many life lessons from Chimpanzees. Early Life Jane grew up in a household with two
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Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism The world today consists of an incalculable number of societies. Each society varies significantly in the different elements of culture. Culture is one’s designed way of living based on erudite customs‚ knowledge‚ material items‚ and behavior. Within every society today lives an ethnocentric attitude. The belief that ones own culture is superior to that of another’s. However‚ it is important to develop a sense of cultural relativism in today’s society‚ considering
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Prior to the nineteenth century‚ individuals often linked the concept of evil with God. Thus‚ when an individual committed a devious act‚ it was believed that the creator possessed the ability to punish society how he pleased. This ideology lasted until the late 1700’s‚ when a catastrophic event permanently altered how individuals rationalize. The disastrous event was none other than the Lisbon earthquake. In essence‚ this incident was a culture shock for people in society‚ which overturned previous
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exist and the animals should live in their natural habitat. I would like to put some pros and cons of zoos and let each person decide on their own what they believe. Here are some arguments against zoos. First of all‚ animals should not be held in captivity in big cages because they are living creatures and they need to be free. According to a recent research‚ animals in zoos live less than those that live in the wild. Moreover an enormous amount of money is needed for the animals care‚ thus sometimes
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