PHIL 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Cultural Relativism, Female Genital Mutilation
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Its just wrong because our society says you"re not supposed to do it. Its wrong because it makes the shopkeeper unhappy. Its wrong because it violates the rights of the shopkeeper. You"re treating her like she"s a thing and not a person. Its wrong because kind, caring people don"t steal, and you should be a kind, caring person. The moral code of a society determines what"s right and wrong in that society. No objective standard can be used to judge ones society"s moral code as better than another. No moral truth for all people for all people at all times. Our society"s moral code has no special status. What side of the road to drive on. Beliefs and practices about : polygamy, female circumcision, homosexuality, adultery, female education. Sensitive to the history of colonization and condescension. Some of our preferences may not be rational.