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Cultural Relativism

Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 22:56:44
Category: / Social Sciences / Philosophy
Length: 5 pages (1404 words)
<Tab/>There are an enormous amount of people in this world that we live in. All of these people belong to different cultures and societies. Each society has traits and customs that make it different from any other. Every society has their own way of looking at and dealing with certain situations. "Different societies have different moral codes" (Rachels 618). This claim is known as Cultural Relativism. "Cultural Relativism, as it has …
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…eskimo than we wouldn't see anything wrong with infanticide or killing of the elders. These practices would be normal for us and they would be culturally right. When someone tries to tell us that the way we do things isn't the right way we feel a sense of denial due to our upbringings. But if we stop and think about it, we may find out maybe our ways isn't the best way to do things.
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