PPT-The Challenge of Cultural Relativism

James Rachels amp 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. 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. Ring of . Gyges. . (. Ji. -jeez). Grants total invisibility.. No one knows you have it.. Totally free to act in anyway you desire without suffering social or legal judgment.. Would you use it?. Would there be limits on its use?. Assoc. . Prof. Dr. Şehnaz . Şahinkarakaş. Ethical Relativism. Ethical. . Relativism. : . no universal. /. valid. standards or rules can be used to guide or evaluate the morality of an act.. Morality. 2-2. Focus Question . List any foreign practices that differ greatly from American cultural practices. Essential questions. What are cultural universals and why do they exist?. What do the terms . ethnocentrism. (. 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. Timothy . G. . Roufs. , University of Minnesota Duluth. Use your up / down arrow keys and / or . your space bar to advance the slides. © 2010-2015 . Timothy . G. . Roufs. , University of Minnesota Duluth. From Last Week…. As an exercise, assume that Jesus did survive the crucifixion and his resurrection appearances were just the man Jesus meeting his followers. What problems are left unanswered by this theory?. 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. What is culture?. Culture. - all of the shared products of human groups - - . products people create. Material culture. – physical objects that people create (cars, clothes, books, buildings). Nonmaterial culture . 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;. 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. A Philosophical . Crash Course. Are there any objective ethical rules? Or does every moral . judgement. depend on the circumstances?. Ethics – plural noun . 1 the moral principles governing or influencing conduct. . Important dates.. Date. What needs to happen?. Who. needs it?. Friday 2. nd. May. (Week after half. term). All. ideas for activities and charities.. Miss Brennan. Wednesday 7. th. May. You will get. What is culture? . How do cultural anthropologists study culture? . Tuesday February 26. th. , 2013 . We will understand what. culture . and . cultural anthropology . is . We will understand how . culture varies .