Cultural Relativism In Business Submitted to: Mr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khalil Submitted by: Waqas Shehzad Class: BBA 5D Cultural Relativism: Cultural relativism is the view that all beliefs are equally valid and that truth itself is relative‚ depending on the situation‚ environment‚ and individual. Those who hold to cultural relativism hold that all religious‚ ethical‚ aesthetic‚ and political beliefs are completely relative to the individual within a cultural identity. Cultural relativism (CR) says
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In A Defense of Moral Relativism‚ Ruth Benedict argues that normal behavior varies from society to society; therefore‚ what’s morally right for one society can be morally wrong for another. To support this argument‚ Benedict mentions how certain cultures practice what’s “abnormal” to us without any difficulty. She goes further to give examples of traits that are abnormal to us such as‚ “sadism or delusions grandeur or of persecution” (Benedict‚ 1934‚ p.1) and concludes saying that “these abnormal
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caused. Most people have been raised with the foundational principle that lying is wrong‚ and yet all the people will‚ at some point in their lives‚ most likely will choose to lie instead of telling the truth. The interesting phenomenon however is that sometimes when people choose to lie‚ the result can be less suffering for others than if they told the truth. Although the majority of the population would agree that “lying is wrong”‚ I think most would also agree that others enduring unnecessary
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some cases‚ don’t be shame of yourself because of your lying. In the article‚ “The Way We Lie‚” Stephanie Erisson states that there are many reasons for people lying. What is more‚ Erisson also provides a lot of examples and quotes to support her ideas. Furthermore‚ Erisson mentions that it is hardly impossibly to spend a week without lying. It is very strange that we do not like people lie to us‚ but we still tell a lie. Without question‚ lying is important in our life. There are many reasons which
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theres is no choice but to lie. However‚ lying to cover up something that is harmful or important can have it’s own consequences for that action alone. There have been many debates over whether or not lying is a justifiable action to take when something comes up. Some argue that lying is wrong action to take because it’s just prolonging the mistake that was made. While others believe that it is acceptable if it’s in the right circumstance to use. I believe that lying is acceptable because the things we
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direct correlation to my field of study‚ Commerce‚ as homelessness entails having a weak economy with a large unemployment rate. In terms of ethical relativism‚ both personal and social relativism share the same notion when it comes to homelessness‚ and the responsibilities that are involved. As ethical relativism holds that there are no universally accepted ethical standards for individuals‚ there cannot be an objective standard that would be forced onto all of us.
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the beginning of time. Through the need to improve and compete‚ this trait developed into sneaking and trickery‚ but eventually gave way to lying and deceit. Stephanie Ericsson’s article‚ “The Ways We Lie‚” is a blunt take on the negative effects associated with the act of lying. She covers the topic from many different angles‚ dissecting why each type of lying is destructive to others‚ but she neglects to think of the beneficial aspects of the activity that have structured civil society around the
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right legally and morally. ” and Personal Courage “ Face fear‚ danger or adversity (physical or moral). ” We are all drilled on these seven army values from day one of basic training. First we commit them to memory. Then we learn to live by them. Lying is looked upon in society as one of the most deceiving and unforgiving acts known to man. The definition alone speaks volumes as to why a person‚ or a whole nation for that matter‚ would think of this act of incompetence in such a negative eyesight
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In Support of Moral Relativism: My topic is on moral relativism‚ and I am trying to argue that moral relativism is applicable and is required to explain the current phenomenon. First I would try to show how culture affects moral decisions‚ and that such shows the need for a relativistic explanation. I would propose a few arguments and analogies for the need of relativism‚ such as that in different situations the same moral rule may not apply. I would then try to see if there are any moral standards
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CODE OF CONDUCT Collection personnel have a professional and ethical responsibility to patients‚ the relatives of patients‚ visitors‚ referring doctors and other members of staff. 1. All collection staff have an ethical responsibility to ensure that a high standard of treatment and care is upheld. 2. Areferring practitioner’s motives are never to be contradicted. Collection staff must never make personal comments regarding referring doctors‚ the treatment they provide‚ or the
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