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    the Nacerima by Horace Minor uses key principles to help decipher the hidden meanings behind his work. The article is based off of Americans but written in a primitive manner to help show readers the importance of keeping an open mind. Cultural relativism is crucial when researching a new topic. This culture is different than others based on their obsession with physical appearance but it does not make them wrong. Also‚ the culture that practices different rituals has a different belief system. One

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    disobedience‚ they are willing to receive any legal consequences of the actions they do. This shows their loyalty to the rule of law. There is a fall between legal protest and violent protest. Violent demonstrations by citizens as a mean of protest is not defensible. First‚ it is justifiable to punish the lawbreakers. For the sake of their causes‚ no one should break any type of law‚ even if they are a protestor or activist. Laws have been made for a reason‚ and people should follow them‚ not break them.

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    stanch socialist and righteous royalist are equally right; they just occupy different moral worldviews. Relativism has been widely criticized. It is attacked as being sophomoric‚ pernicious‚ and even incoherent. Moral philosophers‚ theologians‚ and social scientists try to identify objective values so as to forestall the relativist menace. I think these efforts have failed. Moral relativism is a plausible doctrine‚ and it has important implications for how we conduct our lives‚ organize our societies

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    Ethnocentrism & Cultural Relativism Ethnocentrism and cultural relativism are two contrasting terms that are displayed by different people all over the world. Simply put‚ ethnocentrism is defined as "judging other groups from the perspective of one’s own cultural point of view." Cultural relativism‚ on the other hand‚ is defined as "the view that all beliefs are equally valid and that truth itself is relative‚ depending on the situation‚ environment‚ and individual." Each of these ideas has found

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    Goodman views several aspects of morality and relativism‚ and argues that certain things are just wrong. In presenting my own morals‚ I agree with this statement; however‚ pondering the image‚ that only one accurate ethic exists and that we may be able to find universal moral requirements and arrive at a multiethnic agreement on issues presented by Goodman is a parable. In this paper‚ I will state my opinion on challenges Goodman presents to relativism. I will also provide my thoughts on if there

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    understanding of the following concepts: scientific method‚ positivism‚ induction‚ deduction‚ verification‚ falsification‚ corroboration‚ theory-ladeness of observation‚ paradigm‚ anomaly‚ incommensurability‚ scientific revolution‚ scientific relativism‚ cultural relativism‚ form of life‚ hypothetico-deductive explanation‚ Verstehen‚ hermeneutics‚ game theory‚ prisoner’s dilemma‚ Leviathan‚ cooperation‚ culture‚ sociobiology‚ evolutionary stable state‚ leash principle‚ and determinism. Social Philosophers:

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    perceptions are equally true. This of course is the extreme form of relativism that Protagoras claims when he asserts that man is the measure of all things in regards to truth. It seems that if all perceptions (e.g. judgments and beliefs) are equally true‚ there can be no room for expertise. But what is Protagoras to say of our natural inclination that such things as wisdom and the wise really do exist among individuals? If Protagoras’ relativism is to be accepted‚ he must explain how expertise is possible

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    consider moral will be moral in all societies; this is so because no standard of moralities exist and therefore no one has the right to judge another society’s customs. Cultural relativism is closely related to ethical relativism which sees truth as variables and not as absolute. SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTLY Moral relativism is a philosophy that states there is no absolute moral law that governs all people. Moral laws would apply in areas of individual moral practice. This means that‚ no one

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    ethical perspective I will evaluate all four of the ethical perspectives starting with character/virtue based. I will then continue with obligation/ deontology based and results/utilitarianism based. I will conclude with a brief description of equity/relativism based ethics. My Ethical style According to the University of Phoenix Ethical Awareness Inventory my personal ethics perspective is obligation/deontology based. I believe that all people have a right to receive respect from all individual’s. The

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