"What exactly is "cultural relativism" in metaethics? Is cultural relatisim true? Can cultural relativists uphold the principle of cultural tolerance?
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Cultural relativism is one of many alternatives within the domain of metaethics, a theory relating to moral judgments and whether they are truth-apt (capable of being true or false). This theory is supported by Ruth Benedict as she argues that normality is relative to culture, to be morally "good" tantamount with normal, so therefore morality is relative to culture. However her statement that normality is synonymous with being morally good is without basis and overlooks …
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…even be attributed to a necessity due to the situation, but not because they believe it is morally right and others can be clarified as contrasting beliefs, but not morality. In conclusion, I believe that cultural relativism is based on of ethnocentrism, which is the main view it tries to eradicate. Who's to say that cultural relativism is not another Western view to be used to judge cultures that do not have the same practice?
…even be attributed to a necessity due to the situation, but not because they believe it is morally right and others can be clarified as contrasting beliefs, but not morality. In conclusion, I believe that cultural relativism is based on of ethnocentrism, which is the main view it tries to eradicate. Who's to say that cultural relativism is not another Western view to be used to judge cultures that do not have the same practice?
