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    The question of what moral relativism is‚ in the kind of society that we live in today all comes down to what we as individuals ought to believe as morally right. As there are many individuals that live on the face of this planet‚ which means there will also be many varying answers as to what can be deemed just/right and what can be deemed wrong. By definition moral relativism is the view that moral judgments are true or false only relative to some particular standpoint (for instance‚ that of a culture

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    egoism. With this form of civil disobedience anyone would do what he or she feels is best for them‚ and in the end they will find what is best for them is what is best for all. The two other options for civil disobedience Subjectivism and Cultural Relativism have many short comings that would be less useful in dealing with a social contract like this. These short comings would make using these beliefs useless and in some case reinforce the social contract of this kind of society. Subjectivism

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    PHIL1001 ESSAY Evaluate
Rachel’s
arguments
against
cultural
relativism.
Is
he
right
to
endorse
 objective
moral
realism? DINH NAM TRAN 308213904 Cultural relativism‚ as defined by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. “Is the thesis that a person’s culture strongly influences her modes of perception and thought” Most cultural relativists add to this definition saying that there is no standard of morality. This means that morality is relative to the particular society that one lives in

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    questioned with lack of knowledge‚ just as if any other scholarly subject wasn’t studied such as math or English. Albert Camus once stated‚ “A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.” According to Benedict’s “A Defense of Moral Relativism‚” every culture has to draw a line between what is normal and what is abnormal. The line between normality and abnormality has to be distinguished in order to understand others in that same culture. For example‚ noises that people in American culture

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    Issues Today: Universalism vs. Cultural Relativism One of the most pertinent issues of the past twenty years has been the conflict between two different ideologies of human rights on a national scale‚ universalism‚ and cultural relativism. Universalism holds that more “primitive” cultures will eventually evolve to have the same system of law and rights as Western cultures. Cultural relativists hold an opposite‚ but similarly rigid viewpoint‚ that a traditional culture is unchangeable. In universalism

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    Compare and Contrast Natural Law and Relativism as approaches to decision-making. Morality serves two universal human needs. It regulates both conflicts of interest between people and those within the individual born of different desires and drives that cannot be satisfied at the same time (Wong‚ D. 1993). Natural Law and Relativism are two opposing approaches to morality. In comparing and contrasting the two approaches I will also briefly outline the background and principles of each. Natural

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    I am going to discuss Shafer-Landau’s argument on Ethical Relativism‚ specifically his stand on Cultural Relativism. 1. Cultural Relativism says that a society’s or cultures basic ideals are considered morally right. 2. Cultural Relativism cannot make sense of moral progress. 3. Cultural Relativism contradicts itself because different societies can have different views. 4. Cultural Relativism doesn’t account for morality’s true nature. In support of Premise #2: Shafer claims “If a person’s or

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    Cultural Relativism With the increase in hostilities between world powers and a rise in nationalism‚ borderline fascism‚ the blending of our societies have come to an intricate crossroads. Multiculturalism has literally come to a stopping point and an inverted rise in concern of the definition of collective groups has spurred the clashes within our societies. Thus‚ we must observe what is the relativity within cultures‚ and how does it shape our day to day interactions. Bringing to the forefront

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    Calvin states " See‚ in order to improve oneself‚ one must have some idea of what’s good. That implies certain values". I believe Calvin is using Ethical relativism here‚ meaning he does what is right because his culture states that it is right. And I feel that he is saying basically what you feel is right for yourself is right because it’s the moral thing to do. I feel that Calvin did not set himself a New Year’s resolution because he personally feels that everything that he is doing is right

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    “You may keep one of your children” he said (Styron‚ 2014‚ p.74). In “Sophie’s choice”‚ the first theory she used to try to make her deci-sion was moral relativism. “Moral relativism is the view that moral judgments are true or false on-ly relative to some particular standpoint (for instance‚ that of a culture or a historical period) and that no standpoint is uniquely privileged over all others” (Westacot). “Take the

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