PHI 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Mary Midgley, Adolf Eichmann, Ethical Subjectivism
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According to anthropologist ruth benedict, which of the following do(es) not exist? universal moral principles. You see a laptop computer on a table in the library. You would love to have a laptop but can"t afford one. If you were a cultural relativist you would most likely refrain from stealing because it"s against the law. Cultural relativists reject darwinism because, unlike social darwinists, they believe. Darwin"s theory of evolution does not imply that primitive cultures are less morally evolved. According to anthropologist clyde kluckholn, which of the following moral values is transcultural? a prohibition against discriminating lying. It is morally unacceptable because most people oppose it as a perversion. It is morally acceptable because it is a tradition of our culture. Which of the following beings, if any, would cultural relativists in the united states include in their moral community? women. According to the u. s. supreme court"s dred scott v. sanford ruling.
