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Cultural Relativism

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Ayesha Speaking
For the sake of clarity, let me offer a definition of 'cultural relativism.'

There is no single agree upon definition, but I suggest that we define cultural relativism as the following four claims:

  • Moral judgments of the same actions and practices vary widely from culture to culture.
  • Moral principles also vary from culture to culture.
  • People within a culture have the morals they have because of the process of enculturation.
  • Each moral code is binding within, but not beyond, the culture of which it is a part.

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