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    Cultural Relativism

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    Understanding other cultures without making judgments about the way they do things or the way they understand and react to things is the basic concept of cultural relativity. The importance of this idea is demostrated by Richard B. Lee in his story about the Christmas feast with the !Kung. In this story Lee‚ a social anthropologist living with the tribe‚ experiences a misunderstanding that almost caused him to pack his belongings and leave the bushmen which were the subject of his study

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    positives and negatives regarding the concept of cultural relativism‚ but his overall position is that cultural relativism is not a strong philosophy. On the flip side of that Immanuel Kant has a completely different ethical theory that is based around deontology. Despite its positives cultural relativism cannot be defended against Rachel’s criticism‚ but Kant’s ethical theory cannot necessarily defeat cultural relativism. Cultural Relativism is the idea that moral practices and social norms change

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    the idea of utilitarianism‚ my view on morality and ethics has to do with happiness‚ but not my personal happiness nor the happiness of others. My idea of morality is doing what makes God happy. I am a Christian‚ and my “moral compass” comes right from the Bible. Right and wrong are not subjective‚ they are not grey areas‚ and they are not up for debate. What God says is right is right‚ and what God says is wrong is wrong. This is why I absolutely detest the idea of Cultural Relativism. Under that

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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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    Kant And Utilitarianism

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    have argued for virtue ethics‚ saying good ethics in not rules‚ rights and responsibilities‚ but is depending on character. Virtue ethics appreciates the person to do right thing‚ by exercising judgement‚ rather than by applying a universal set of rules. Virtue ethics is closely linked with universalism. However‚ that persons guided by virtue ethics are more morally reliable than those who simply follow the rules but fail to inspect‚ strengthen and preserve their own personal virtues is a part of the

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    Relativism and Morality

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    elements of an individual’s belief system‚ and dependent upon the situation. In this paper‚ I will discuss theory based arguments to justify my disagreement with Goodman’s contention. When considering the theories of right and wrong‚ it is customary to think of them as absolute. If it’s wrong‚ it can’t be right or if it’s right‚ it can’t be wrong. It is only when we stop looking at these theories as absolutes that we can begin to explore the possibilities of moral‚ subjective and cultural relativity

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    What Is Utilitarianism?

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    Utilitarianism is a theory of ethics that bases what is right and wrong solely on the outcomes of each outcome over another as well as taking into account the interests of others rather than one’s own interests (Caae.phil.cmu.edu‚ 2014)‚ another way to describe utilitarianism is to say that the consequences provide the greatest good for the greatest number. For Ted and Gwen‚ who are employees within Nick’s Patisserie‚ Ted is a homeless teenage and Gwen is a single mother whose only source of income

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    Compare Contrast Ethical Relativism Timeless questions asked in different ways. What are morals? And if any who decides what is right or wrong? The answers we get vary depending on who is asked or which theory we believe to be true. Whether the universal theory or the ethical relativism; The fundamental difference in these theories is defined in their names universal theory believe that morals are universal and ethical relativism reason that ethics is relative depending on the views of the people

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    A: Explain Kant’s theory of ethics Kant was born in 1724-1804‚ he was a German thinker from East Prussia (now Russia)‚ and he spent his whole life in his hometown. Kant wanted to create a logical‚ stand-alone theory that wasn’t just based on assumptions‚ he believed in an objective right or wrong that is decided on reason and that we shouldn’t do the right thing just because it’s right and not to fulfil our desires. Can we lead a life following his ideals are there not some situations where a perfect

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    In book one of Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle establishes his belief that in order for humans beings to achieve true happiness‚ they should try to find balance in certain aspects of their life called virtues. To define true happiness‚ Aristotle formulates that whatever happiness is‚ it must be the highest good (49). In other words‚ Aristotle is indicating that whatever we do in life‚ we do for the sake of happiness. Furthermore‚ true happiness is the apogee of our intentions. Once we achieve true

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