Assess Rachels’ critique of the main argument for normative cultural relativism (NCR)‚ i.e.‚ the Cultural Differences Argument. How might a proponent of NCR respond to Rachels critique? Is the response effective? Why or why not? In this essay‚ I will discuss James Rachels’ article “The Challenge of Cultural Relativism”‚ in which he criticizes the normative cultural relativism argument which is about how different cultures have different moral codes‚ thus there is no single
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marvelous work; more specifically‚ the writing ritual. This includes taking a three-hour nap with a fleece blanket and reclining in a La-Z-Boy by a window. To begin‚ one thing that is critical to the writing ritual is taking a three-hour nap with a fleece blanket before even beginning to write. In order to feel refreshed‚ a long nap is imperative. First‚ lie down on the bed with a fleece blanket to cover up with. After that‚ find a comfortable position and think calming thoughts‚
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Ethical Relativism Cannibalism‚ what do you think of it? Is it morally correct? Does the theory of ethical relativism support it or does it knock it down? Throughout this paper I am going to evaluate the pros and cons of ethical relativism for a case concerning cannibalism. An American man by the name of Daniel went to South America‚ for the reasons of writing a book on it and publishing it in the United States‚ to study a native tribe and to try to become part of it. While Daniel was studying
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What is Relativism? Relativistic Stances Relativism can be considered as a philosophical stance which assumes that there is always a claim relative to a dependent or an independent parameter. A relative truth‚ a relative aspect of reality‚ a belief which is relative to a cause and relativistic ethics come under the dependent parameters category. On the other hand‚ independent parameters include factors that influence a relativistic stance such as time‚ gender‚ religion‚ location‚ state of mind
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Relativism and Morality Na’Quisha Powell SOC 120 Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility Instructor: Erin Schouten March 25‚ 2013 There are moral choices made on a daily basis‚ no matter the culture or race‚ people make these types of choices. The moral choices we make based on our cultures can be viewed on a scale of right and wrong by other cultures. In the writing of “Some Moral Minima”‚ Lenn E. Goodman views several aspects of morality and relativism‚ and argues that certain
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judgement but yet to be true to their name ‘relativist’ they would be practising ‘do not pass judgement’ thus they are preaching to others that they should not do something in order for others to follow relativism. This concludes that relativism is self – refuting because a concept of relativism has been broken in order to follow it. This could be seen as unfair because to put relativist morality into
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Popular Ethical Theories Relativism as defined by Merriam-Webster (2013)‚ is a theory that knowledge is relative to the limited nature of the mind and the condition of knowing. Philosophically‚ relativism references that all points of view are equally credible‚ and that all truth is related to the individual (Westacott‚ 2005). Relativism can more specifically be defined as “the nature and existence of items of knowledge‚ qualities‚ values or logical entities non-trivially obtain their natures
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In Nacirema‚ Horace Miner uses satire and wordplay to teach us how easy it is to judge cultures that we don’t know much about. Miner is sneakily describing American culture‚ their entire way of life including both material and symbolic elements‚ the whole time77. Miner is trying to teach us that ethnocentrism‚ using your own culture as a standard to evaluate another‚ leads to the belief that other cultures are inferior78. Instead‚ we should be using cultural relativism‚ understanding other cultures
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When an individual’s future might seem ensured‚ such as a foreseeable position‚ conflict can be the kiss of death. After all‚ that is exactly what happened within a Greek-letter organization at Robert Morris University whenever conflict ensued between a chapter’s President and the Ritual Chair. Essentially‚ when it came time to select the chapter’s new Executive Committee for the 2017 calendar year‚ the Ritual Chair was viewed as many to most likely become the next President as she had become an
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"Baseball Magic" The use of ritual magic is to ensure success over activities in which uncertainty and limited control exist. In baseball‚ players tend to have daily rituals which are seen as superstitious in order to ensure good performance. Players may eat the same meal in which they won last time‚ or touch jersey and fix cap after every pitch and so on. These rituals are seen with hitters and pitchers the most. Baseball and any other sport is never certain‚ a team may win one day and lose the
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