competing theories of ethics that try to answer this question and two of the most prominent are ethical objectivism and ethical relativism. Ethical objectivism and ethical relativism may hold the same amount of influence in the philosophical world‚ but the two theories are complete opposites in where they place the authority for ethical decision. Although ethical relativism provides a subjectivity that can be helpful in preventing ethical conflicts between cultures and individuals‚ in reality ethical
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actions are good is to prove that the results of the chosen action were really better than the results of the other possible choice. (2) Second Position Moral relativism is a philosophy that defines morality in a way that directly depends on the individual or group of people involved. One prominent division within moral relativism is the meta-ethical position. The basic proposition behind this argument is that moral judgment cannot be universalized and in this way morality is relative to the
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framework of conflict and division? How can the acquisition of self-knowledge‚ and awareness of our spiritual nature‚ be promoted in ways that contribute to the equality of women and men? How can we move beyond the impasse of cultural relativism in our efforts to establish the equality between women and men? How can we transform economic structures and processes so that they are conducive to justice and equality among all – including women and men? How can we reconceptualize
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aware of the values‚ motivations‚ communication styles‚ attitudes and needs of their employees. I will discuss issues which relate to Cultural Diversity in the workplace as below: • outsourcing and off-shoring‚ • corporate culture and • Cultural relativism‚ ethnocentrism and stereotyping. This paper wills emphasis on how it affects the communication and business communication. Outsourcing involves transfer of the management or day to day implementation of an entire business function to an external
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Ethnocentrism & Ritualistic Behavior in the Nacirema Culture Ethnocentrism is defined as a belief that one’s own culture is superior. This article uses metaphors’ to describe our own well to do American society. As we read the article we automatically judge and think that the Nacirema’s are barbaric people who seem very uneducated and masochistic‚ when in fact we follow the same practices. As we read this article‚ we see the Nacirema as a masochistic culture which gave their possessions for
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Philosophical Implications of Cultural Relativism Philosophical position of Cultural Relativism is best understood in terms of its epistemological‚ ethical and logical implications. Philosophical means articulation‚ argumentation‚ analysis‚ and synthesis of the idea‚ principle or concept. [1] Implication is a relationship between two propositions that holds when both propositions are true and fails when the first is true but the second is false. It is to develop a logical cohesion among arguments
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Absolutism and relativism are two extreme ethical approaches to reality. While they are both valid and supported by facts‚ they are very contrasting in their views. Values are what a person cares about and thinks is worthwhile. For example‚ values can include life‚ love‚ religious faith‚ freedom‚ relationships‚health‚ justice‚ education‚ family and many other things. Usually these values are what provides the passion in a person’s life‚ and gives them hope and a reason for being. A person might go
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Moral relativity is where not everything may be acceptable by other societies universally. So we try and speak up to these cultures about their practices and hope to change their ways to make them morally acceptable. Ethnocentrism and cultural relativism means that we go to study a cultural and their languages but without imposing on their ways of their language in anyway or form. Just observing. Cultural Relativity is studying another culture from its point of view without imposing our culture
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Arguments Against Moral Relativism Moral relativism is the belief that the morally correct decision to make‚ when faced with a moral dilemma‚ is the one that is acceptable within the context of a given culture. This means that the correct decision varies depending on the culture in which one makes it. Today‚ with great variability between societies and cultures‚ moral relativism is greatly accepted as a matter-of-fact‚ but this is not necessarily the case. Relativism between different cultures
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people are their culture. Morality is the set of principles or system of conducts in society that distinguish between right and wrong or bad and good behaviors. The morality of society varies with the customs and the beliefs of the family. Ethical relativism is one of the philosophical theories that assert that the vindication of morality is relative to one’s culture. The fact that whether an action or value is morally upright is dependent on the norm of the society. The action proven as morally upright
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