PHIL 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cultural Relativism
6 Dec 2016
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Phil 112 2 tolerance is different than subjective relativism. We should not give legitimacy to a theory that allows people to make decisions based on something other than a reason. Cultural relativism means that the meaning of actual moral guidelines. The cases for cultural relativism are different social contexts demand for different moral guidelines. Cultural relativism: it is arrogant for one society to judge another. Provides no framework for reconciliation between cultures in conflict the existence of acceptable cultures does not imply that any cultural practice would be acceptable.
