PPT-Cultural Relativism:

Ethics in a Global Context Ronald F White PhD Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St Joseph Descriptive and Prescriptive Realism Descriptive Realism Objectivism There are universal facts. University of Minnesota Duluth. Tim . Roufs. ’ ©2009-2014. Europa. and the Bull. Gustave. Moreau, . c.. 1869. http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3635/. Other. Important. Terms. Peoples and Cultures of Europe. for. cultural relativism. C. ultural relativism, long a key concept in anthropology, asserts that… each culture has its own values and practices.. -Carolyn . Fluehr-Lobban. . . Chronicle of Higher Education. Ethical Relativism . and. Ethical Absolutism. Presented by: . Nathan Bennett. Terri Small. PJ White . Theory of Relativism. No single moral standard applies equally to all people. There are many codes and standards. Definition of Morality and Ethics. Fields in Ethics. descriptive, normative, metaethics. Other Normative Disciplines. law, religion, etiquette. Domains of Moral Assessment. act, consequences, character, motive. (. Quinn Chapter 2). CS4001 . Kristin Marsicano. What theories does Quinn reject?. Briefly define each of the four rejected theories and why they are rejected.. What theories does Quinn reject?. Subjective Relativism. Moral Relativism and Behaviorism . Moral Relativism. Moral Relativism is the view that there is no absolute or universal moral law or truth, resulting in a morality determined by cultural factors or personal preference. . 2010-2013. http://. www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth3618/. Other . Important . Terms. Ancient Middle America. University of Minnesota Duluth. u. se . your up/down arrow keys and/or . your space bar to advance the slides. for. cultural relativism. C. ultural relativism, long a key concept in anthropology, asserts that… each culture has its own values and . practices.. -Carolyn . Fluehr-Lobban. ,. . Chronicle of Higher Education. Nault. Ethics and Values for . Professionals. Chapter 2: Ethical Relativism. . . 2. Learning Objectives:. To identify the two broad approaches to understanding ethics;. To understand the fundamental stance of each approach;. Ethical Theory: Relativism. Relativism. : the general philosophical theory that states that there are no firm criteria for judging one individual. ’s or one . culture’s set of moral values, principles, and guidelines of ethical conduct as better than or more rational or superior to any other.. your up/down arrow keys and/or . your space bar to advance the slides. University of Minnesota Duluth. Tim Roufs © . 2010-2013. ". Selam. " . aka "Lucy's Baby”. Other. Important. Terms. Prehistoric Cultures. Key words check - starter. Culture. Cultural hybrid. Use textbook to consider examples of . cultural hybridity.. Key concepts – this lesson. Norm. Value. Function. Culturally specific. Relative. Ethnocentric. James Rachels. &. Stuart Rachels. Cultural Relativism. The idea of universal truth in ethics is a myth.. The customs of different societies are all that exist.. To say that a custom is ‘correct’ or ‘incorrect’ would imply that we can judge that custom by some independent standard of right and wrong, but no such standard exists.. Rachels. . ‘The Challenge of Cultural Relativism’. Okin. . ‘Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?. Pollitt. ‘Whose Culture?’. ‘Cultural Relativism’ means different things . T . 1. People’.