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Title Cultural Relativism - Personal notes taken.
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Wha ta r et hea dv a n t a ge sofc ul t ur a l r e l a t i v i s m, wha ta r ei t sdi s a dv a nt a ge s ? CUL TURALREL ATI VI SM Adv a nt a ge s Di s a dv an t a ge s At o l e r a n t v i e wt o wa r d sc u l t u r e sa n dh o wc u l t u r e s Mo r a l a c t i o nwo u l dn o t b ep o s s i b l es i n c ea l mos t c h a n gea n dc o n s t a n t l yd e v e l o pa st h ewo r l dc o n t i n u e s e v e r y t h i n gi st o l e r a t e d . t od e v e l o p . T h emo r a l c o d eo f as o c i e t yd e t e r mi n e swh a t i sr i g h t wi t h i nt h a t s o c i e t yt h a t i s , i f t h emo r a l c o d eo f as o c i e t y Th e r el e a v e sn or o o mt oma k ej u d g e me n t so nc u l t u r a l s a y st h a t ac e r t a i na c t i o ni sr i g h t , t h e nt h a t a c t i o nI S p r a c t i c e si nc a s e st h a t s e e m“ o b v i o u s l yu n j u s t o rt h a t r i g h t , a t l e a s t wi t h i nt h a t s o c i e t y . f a i l t or e s p e c t h u ma nl i f ea n do t h e rb a s i cr i g h t s ” . Un q u e s t i o n e da c c e p t a n c eo f a l l c u l t u r a l p r a c t i c e s . Pr o mo t e sa ni n d i v i d u a l i s t i cp e r s p e c t i v ewh i c hg o v e r n s Pe o p l ewh oc a nf o l l o wt h e i ro wnmo r a l c o d eb e c a u s e h o wap e r s o na c t s , t h i n k s , a n dr e s p o n d s . Ea c hp e r s o n t h e r ei sn o“ wr o n g” o r “ r i gh t ”wo u l db ea l l o we dt o c a ns e t t h e i ro wnmo r a l i s t i cc o d e swh i c ht h e yf o l l o w. p u r s u ea n yl i f et h e yp r e f e r r e d , b ei t mu r d e ro rt h e f t . Pr o mo t e sa ni n d i v i d u a l i s t i cp e r s p e c t i v e , a l t h o u g hi t Hu ma n i t yi sav e r yd i v e r s es e t o f t h o u g h t s , t r a d i t i o n s , s e e mst op r o mo t ed i v e r s i t y , i t a c t u a l l yr e mo v e si t f r o ma i d e a s , a n dp r a c t i c e s . Cu l t u r a l r e l a t i v i s mp r e s e r v e s s o c i e t y . Th e r ec a n n o t b ed i v er s i t ywh e nt h ee mp h a s i s h u ma nc u l t u r e s . o f as o c i e t yi si n d i v i d u a l i s t i cg a i nt h a t c a nc o mea t t h e e x p e n s eo f o t h e r s . T u r n sp e r c e p t i o n si n t ot r u t h s . ( Ex a mp l e : AnAf r i c a n Ame r i c a nt e e nwa l k i n gd o wna n a l l e ywe a r i n gah o o d i e , h o o du p , a n dh a n d si nh i s Ani n d i v i d u a l ’ sv i e wi st r u er e l a t i v et ot h e i rc u l t u r e , a n d p o c k e t swi t hab u l g ei no n eo f t h e m. Ma n yp e o p l e t h e r ea r en oo b j e c t i v et r u t h sa b o u t r i gh t o rwr o n g . Th e wo u l da s s u met h a t h ei s“ u pt on og o o d ” , a n di t d o e s n ’ t n o r mst a u gh t i nt h e i rc u l t u r ea r et h e i ro b j e c t i v et r u t h s . ma t t e rwh e t he rt h eb u l g ei sap a c ko f M&Mso r a we a p o n , t h a t a s s u mp t i o nb e c o me sat r u t ht h a t c a nb e a c t e du p o n . ) Ar ey o uf orora ga i ns ti t ? Pe r s o n a l l y , I a mn o t f u l l ya g a i n s t c u l t u r a l r e l a t i v i s m, I o n l yh a v er e s e r v a t i o n s . Ac c e p t a n c eo fo t h e rc u l t u r e sa s i d ef r o m y o u r o wni si d e a l a n dr i g h t , h o we v e r , I d i s l i k et h ef a c t t h a t t h o s eo u t s i d eo f t h ec u l t u r ea n do f t h es o c i e t yc a n n o t j u d g e o ra s s e s st h ev a l u e s ,b e l i e f s ,a n dp r a c t i c e so fs a i ds o c i e t y .Th e r ea r et i me swh e r ep r a c t i c e sa n db e l i e f so fo n e p a r t i c u l a rs o c i e t ya r e“ o b v i o u s l yu n j u s to rt h a tf a i lt or e s p e c th u ma nl i f ea n do t h e rb a s i cr i g h t s ” .So meo ft h e s e h a r mf u lp r a c t i c e si n c l u det h a to fc h i l dma r r i a g e si nI n d i a ,La t i nAme r i c a ,a n dWe s ta n dCe n t r a lAf r i c a ,a n df e ma l e g e n i t a l i amu t i l a t i o n( FGM)s e e na sp a r to fag i r l ’ si n i t i a t i o ni n t owo ma n h o o da n do fr e l i g i o u sr e a s o n si nAf r i c aa n d c e r t a i ne t hn i cg r o u p si nAs i a nc ou n t r i e s .

Sour c e s: 1 ) Ca r r o s , O. ( 2 0 1 4 , Oc t o b e r6 ) . Pr o s & Co n s o f Cu l t u r a l Re l a t i v i s m. Re t r i e v e d f r o m h t t p s : / / u . o s u . e d u / g r o u p 2 / 2 0 1 4 / 1 0 / 0 6 / p r o s c o n s o f c u l t u r a l r e l a t i v i s m/ 2 )( 2 0 0 7 ) . J u dg i n g Cu l t u r a l Pr a c t i c e s . Al b e r t a Ed u c a t i o n . Re t r i e v e d f r o m h t t p s : / / www. l e a r n a l b er t a . c a / c o n t e n t / s s b i / p d f / j u d g i n g c u l t u r a l p r a c t i c e s _ b i . p d f 3 )( 2 0 1 4 ) En d i n g Ch i l d Ma r r i a ge : Pr o g r e s s a n d Pr o s p e c t s . Re t r i e v e d f r o m h t t p s : / / www. u n i c e f . o r g / me d i a / fi l e s / Ch i l d _ Ma r r i a g e _ Re p or t _ 7 _ 1 7 _ L R. . p d f 4 ) Un i t e dNa t i o n sPo p u l a t i o nFu n d . ( 2 0 2 0 , J u l y ) . Fe ma l eGe n i t a l Mu t i l a t i o n( FGM)F r e q u e n t l yAs k e dQu e s t i o n s . Re t r i e v e d f r o m h t t p s : / / www. u n f p a . o r g / r e s ou r c e s / f e ma l eg e n i t a l mu t i l a t i o n f g mf r e q u e n t l y a s k e d q u e s t i o n s # : ~: t e x t =Ce r t a i n %2 0 e t h n i c %2 0 g r o u p s %2 0 i n %2 0 As i a n , a n d %2 0t h e %2 0 St a t e %2 0 o f %2 0 Pa l e s t i n e . 5 ) Ga t u s , M. a n dCa mb a , M. ( 2 0 2 1 ) . Et h i c sa n dCu l t u r e , Mo d u l e2 ....


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