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    Cultural relativism is the view that a culture should be understood based on its own cultural norms and standards rather than being judged by the cultural norms of another. It originated in Franz Boas' anthropological work in the early 20th century. Cultural relativists believe that no culture is superior to another and that what is considered morally right depends on the standards of a given society rather than some universal objective standard. However, accepting cultural relativism fully could mean that all cultural practices are equally valid and that societies cannot critique their own customs or pursue moral progress. While it warns against judging other cultures, it also encourages understanding them based on their own cultural contexts.

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    Cultural relativism is the view that a culture should be understood based on its own cultural norms and standards rather than being judged by the cultural norms of another. It originated in Franz Boas' anthropological work in the early 20th century. Cultural relativists believe that no culture is superior to another and that what is considered morally right depends on the standards of a given society rather than some universal objective standard. However, accepting cultural relativism fully could mean that all cultural practices are equally valid and that societies cannot critique their own customs or pursue moral progress. While it warns against judging other cultures, it also encourages understanding them based on their own cultural contexts.

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    Cultural Relativism: Apostol, Annaliza A

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    Dhonna Manigbas
    Cultural relativism is the view that a culture should be understood based on its own cultural norms and standards rather than being judged by the cultural norms of another. It originated in Franz Boas' anthropological work in the early 20th century. Cultural relativists believe that no culture is superior to another and that what is considered morally right depends on the standards of a given society rather than some universal objective standard. However, accepting cultural relativism fully could mean that all cultural practices are equally valid and that societies cannot critique their own customs or pursue moral progress. While it warns against judging other cultures, it also encourages understanding them based on their own cultural contexts.

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    Cultural

    Relativism
    Apostol, Annaliza A.
    Cultural Relativism
    • is the ability to understand a
    culture on its own terms and not
    to make judgements using the
    standards of own culture.

    • no culture is superior than


    another culture when compared
    to sytems of morality, law,
    politics, etc.
    Cultural Relativism
    •Originating in the work
    of Franz Boaz in the
    early 20th century, which
    it greatly influenced
    social sciences such as
    anthropology.
    Claims of Cultural Relativist
    1. Different societies have
    different moral codes
    -but also have shared values
    -reasons why they have
    different moral codes has to do
    with factors not concerning
    morality, religious beliefs,
    beliefs
    Claims of Cultural Relativist
    2. The moral code of society
    determines what is right within
    that societies.
    -this means that societies are
    more dependable.
    -it also means that if you
    believe something to be true
    then it is true.
    Claims of Cultural Relativist

    3. There is no objective
    standard that can be used
    to judge one society’s
    standards better than
    another.
    Claims of Cultural Relativist
    4. The moral code of our
    society offers nothing
    special.
    -our society and culture
    might be morally inferior to
    many and we can learn
    great deal from other
    societies.
    Claims of Cultural Relativist

    5. It is arrogant to judge
    other cultures. We should
    be tolerant of them.
    -Moral judgement can be
    limited to specific
    practices.
    Cultural Difference Argument
    • Different cultures have different moral
    codes
    • Therefore there are no objective truth
    in morality. Right or wrong are only
    matters of opinion , and opinions vary
    from culture to culture.
    Example:
    Society A” believes the world is flat and
    Society B believes the world is round”
    Consequence of Accepting
    Cultural Relativism
    1.All customs of all
    cultures are morally
    equal.
    There certainly are
    practices around the world
    that are horrific (e.g.,
    political oppression).
    Consequence of Accepting
    Cultural Relativism
    2. We cannot critique our
    own customs.
    Our own society can have
    no immoral practices ; what is
    ethically right is what a culture
    accepts as custom, therefore,
    we can never critique any
    customs as morally corrupt.
    Consequence of Accepting
    Cultural Relativism
    3. There can be no
    moral progress.
    If cultural relativism
    is correct, then the
    concept of social reform
    is impossible.
    What can we learn from
    Cultural Relativism
    • Warns us about the danger of
    assuming that all preferences
    are based on absolute rational
    standard.
    • Keep us open minded
    regarding the practices of
    both our culture and culture
    of other societies.

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