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    Cultural Relativism Cultural relativism is the way society separates right from wrong within a culture. What we describe as “good” and “bad” is based off of our cultural beliefs. Cultural relativism argues that no culture is better than any other and all their beliefs are equally valid. The way that modern society is has made it possible for almost everything to be justified. Three arguments that are against objective values were found on The Ethical Life by Russ Shafer-Landau (P. 205) textbook that

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    Cultural moral relativism begins with the idea that morality is relative to culture and that a person’s beliefs and activities are socially approved customs. Therefore, morality is a matter of actions that are only morally obligatory for a person if it is accepted by that person’s culture. Ruth Benedict illustrates the fact that humans have a full range of customs that human behavior is capable of. The selection process is non-rational and subconscious, similar to selection process for human speech

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    of the people from that culture, which leads to greater debate about what is majority and what is a culture. There is even the issue of if you live in a culture but do not agree with the moral rules. All these issues or disadvantages of ethical relativism would have to be discussed in detail at another time. The biggest take away is that these moral rules are guided by the agreement of the majority of the culture and that is the correct moral code for

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    “Moral relativism is the view that moral judgments are true or false only relative to some particular standpoint (for instance, that of a culture or a historical period) and that no standpoint is uniquely privileged over all others.” (Westacott, 2017) Moral relativism is a belief and worldview that states that the individual is the source of what is real and true and that there is no absolute truth in the world. Meaning no religion or way of life is absolutely right and can dictate what is morally

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    main points of moral relativism, where he describes the differences within cultures. Philosophers attempt to prove their theories to be true, but it can be complicated because if someone proves one premise false of your argument then the entire argument is invalid. There are different types of relativisms that favor moral relativism, such as, personal belief relativism, societal belief relativism, and then there is the cultural beliefs argument. All of these topics of relativism fall into the same

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    ideals. Moral relativism is the belief that the concepts of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ exist only by comparison to a society’s moral code. It is an enticing moral theory in a world where so little seems absolute. Paul Boghossian, author of “The Maze of Moral Relativism” too believes that this idea of relativism is gaining popularity and importance in contemporary culture. However, he not only believes that moral relativism is not true, but an illogical or ‘incoherent’ moral theory. Moral relativism, he claims

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    Atefi Professor Walker Phil-1020 29 September 2015 First Exam 1.) The theory of cultural moral relativism is based on the beliefs that it is arrogant to judge the moral codes of other cultures and that people should be tolerant towards the practices of other cultures (Rachels 19). By holding these beliefs, the theory implies that all cultures are equal and should be treated as such. Cultural moral relativism is also based on the idea that there is no universal truth in ethics (Rachels 18). If a certain

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    believe that morality is individually determined, there is, in fact, an objective moral standard that governs all humanity, because a sense of right and wrong is universal, transcends time and culture, and is evident in the majority of people. Moral relativism is the belief that there is no universal moral truth. Instead of seeking objective principles to guide their decisions, moral relativists look toward moral standards their cultural, social, historical, and personal circumstances. They do not view

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    Ethical Relativism Is there a right and wrong? If there is who determines it? Ethical relativism is the notion that right and wrong is concluded by the individual or a certain group or people. In other words, what is right for one person may not be right for another. Advocates for such thinking reason that because morals are not universal (diversity thesis) then ethics must not be absolute. In Moral Reasoning, Jones argues that even if one could prove that morals are not universal, it would not

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    Cultural Relativism in Belize In Belize Cultural Relativism, Is a term used to describe when one culture compares their beliefs, moral views or norms with another culture; which makes right and wrong different in every society. Here in Belize this those exist because we experience it in our everyday life. The theory of Cultural Relativism has different principles that govern how it is applied in society. The first being, “Different societies have different moral codes, secondly, There is no objective

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