... action is morally obligatory for a person if and only if that action is required by the basic moral principles or standards accepted by that person's culture. Anthropologist Ruth Benedict uses the examples of homosexuality and murder, which are considered to many cultures as morally wrong. Benedict claims that in ancient Greece, ... others or force them to do things against their will because "there is no absolute or objective moral standards " that are relevant to every culture. As a doctor, I may believe that getting the vaccine is the right thing to do because it will save me and othe...

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... differences argument: 1) Different cultures have different moral codes; 2) therefore, there is no objective truth in morality. Right and wrong are only matters of opinion and opinions vary from culture to culture." He points out first, that the form of the cultural relativists argument is not sound. Meaning that the objective conclusion follows from a difference in beliefs. Rachels make the point ... (Philosophy 2201 Required Readings, pg.35) Consider this; Rachels identifies a gather/hunter Eskimo society in a remote part of the frozen artic (environment & living conditions) that prac...

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... uniquely culturally based. Moral relativism is synonymous with ethical relativism. They both state that morality is relative to the individuals personal experience, beliefs or culture and therefore become the individuals choice. I assume relativism is the opposite of objectivism. Moral relativity says "You decide what is good for you ... the serial rabbit killers where we have mass murders of rabbits with absolutely no remorse. A moral relativist would not be able to condemn this culture. A moral objectivist would though. I believe that many people say or seem to think that they are obje...

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... as neither right or wrong, just simply an act. Who is the right one here and does he really deserve to be executed? I believe that morality is based on ones culture and beliefs. Based on your surroundings and how you were brought up distinguishes what you perceive to be right or wrong. One could look at morality in many different ways ... . By morally right, one obvious translation is what is simply approved by one's culture. So, morality is what is culturally approved. One views something as right, because they witness and are exposed to these right and wrong doings every day of their l...

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... concept of morality. Ethnocentrism has three different but prominent levels: positive, negative, and extremely negative. Many people display a positive level of ethnocentrism in the fact that they believe their culture is "to be preferred to all others." But as the ideals become less positive, the belief that all other cultures are completely wrong overruns the simple preference associated with positive ... ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism can be eliminated by taking time to take the perspective of another culture before passing judgement. It is mainly a side effect of a lack of knowledge. S...

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... . And in some places, people have even been executed for this. To keep the family name you might have to even commit incest. Incest in the American culture is looked down on horribly, but the only way to repopulate the U.S. is to sleep with your family members. In this case there is not an absolute ... have killed a man. You were trying to protect your family. Some people would say yes, it is not your choice to take some one's life. In our culture it is acceptable to say that killing another human being is morally "wrong."" Is it wrong in this particular case? Your driving down the highw...

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... with these universally wrong actions within cultures. For example, it is not right to rape women irregardless of where you are and where you live. Even if you live within a culture that accepts it, that does not make raping women correct and they should all be aware that they are doing something morally wrong when practicing this custom. Each side has ... significant part not necessarily what the rules are. Protagoras, who was one of the people that believed in this, felt that people should obey the rules of whatever community or culture people find themselves in. In effect what these p...

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... that because of the extent of diversity within cultures there can be no one true morality. Morality could be seen as a set of rules that have become socially approved as culture went on. So in that sense there can be no absolute truth as morality is thought to come from ... culture and this is different to everyone. On the other hand an absolutist believes that culture cannot influence a moral decision as they believe that morality should be the same for all cultures. This could be a good thing as otherwise people would judge according to ... their indoctrination e.g. some may find chi...

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... in which they share beliefs about life which are contrary to standard western belief. Specific attention is given to the Dobu Islanders off the coast of New Guinea; within this culture the principle of living was "cheat your neighbor." This was given a name, wabuwabu. Also mentioned is the Ik tribe, in which the central aspect of life was the self, and ... and pleasure in the next person's agony was encouraged. - In Interpreting the Differences, the term cultural relativism is discussed; cultural relativists believe that it is unscholarly and wrong to judge a culture outside one's own. ...

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... Conduct You only have to open the newspaper or turn on the television to understand the importance of ethics in business relationships. From employee theft to insider trading, the ethical culture of organizations is being challenged everyday. As a result of the ethical misconduct companies are suffering from damaged reputations, lost business, demoralized workforce, and diminished market values. Business Ethics ... strengths, from their employees perspective. In reviewing the data, organizations have been known to take the employees perspective under advisement, and made changes accordin...

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... differently would be immoral. The strongest argument comes from the group who defend that universal moral standards can exist among cultures with different practices and beliefs. This group acknowledges culture differences but believe that some traditions and values are morally wrong. The examples used by this group are the pre-Civil War U.S. Society accepted the practice of slavery or ... accepted these practices, it was morally wrong. The theory of Ethical Relativism raises important issues. Different societies have different traditions, values, and beliefs and these are deeply influe...

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... . Or for a woman to have more than one husband in polyandry for that matter. So maybe it isn't so bad to practice polygamy. Polygamy is not widely accepted in western culture. It is seen as unethical and immoral in most cases. Especially for a woman to have more than one spouse, as there is a double standard for men and women in western ... culture. What people don't understand is that culture is completely relative. Most people adhere to whatever culture they grew up with. What you see is obviously what you are going to accept. One person may think another person is immoral ... for hav...

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... is about Cultural relativism, in accordance with the source of morality, is the ideology that each culture has its own source of morality and therefore each culture has its own particular morality. An example of cultural relativism is that one culture believes that murder is bad while another culture believes that murder is not bad. This applies to the case in a big way, the ... a reputable enterprise, but other countries that supply the tourists believe that this type of thing is terrible. So they implied their morals on the Thailand people thus showing that each culture has its own mo...

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... It is a guideline by which people can live by. So when someone in your society has a different view on the moral value of your culture's ethics, it brings about a good deal of controversy. In the case of Peter Singer, his utilitarian views on ethics were different from any other ... stated that a human life is not necessarily more sacred than a dog's, which brought forward some controversy and theories which shocked those of his own culture. He is said to be the founder of the contemporary animal rights movement with his book "Animal Liberation- that sold over half a million copies ... ...

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... the objects obtained. And glory, for the victor's ego. This is what Hobbes calls war. During war there is no place for industry, no culture of the Earth, no arts, no knowledge of the Earth, no love, no account of time, no society, and continual fear, and danger of ... people would have to internalize utilitarianism standards. Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German philosopher who wrote several critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science. His work on morality and its limitations is described in his essay "On the Genealogy of Morals, " where he q...

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... such as technology, being the protector and savior of the people, is demonstrated by the status of the United States as a world "super power". All these myths help to form a culture of individuality and heroic mindsets. These ethics grow out of myths and transform into reality as Americans witness, its government policies leap into international waters to take action, through their ... "technological savior": the media. The ideology of America has created a visible paradox making it evident of a glitch in its media, culture, and society. By analyzing the ideology of the American individ...

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... actions, individualism or subjectivism can be justified. For the most part, however, because many of the things we do affect others in our culture to some extent, these views should not be accepted. It allow a person to do whatever they choose and not take responsibility for it ... even if it hurts someone else. This is why we should move toward a more cultural relativistic view where within a certain culture certain actions become more objectively scrutinized. This forces individuals to take responsibility for their actions and hopefully to minimize the negative affects of egoism on ....

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... valuable due to their 'multicultural features' found in their melodies, beats, and even the lyrics. To be specific, using various sources of musical features of jazz, pop, and ethnic culture seems to represent the 'American cultural value'. And when a certain type of art can be construed to have an representative function of a certain ... culture, it is already valuable for sure. However, the aesthetic value in there is 'limited' as much as they are showing the American aspects only, which is definitely narrower than ... that it is possible to achieve more deep and genu...

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... pulling rickshaws, he sees Western "civilization" forcing them to work jobs they hate to buy stuff they don't need, he sees, in short, the destruction of an idealized traditional Japanese culture by a very different west. Part of Akutagawa undoubtedly wants to view the Westerners influence upon Japan as immoral and corrupt, yet he sees the Janus-faced duplicity of his position ... upon the same theme, the fact that the very idea of morality itself could be considered immoral and that no culture should seek to ingratiate itself to another through assimilation as that can only serve to su...

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... who came to power because of heredity. Confucius wanted a humane government ruled by compassion and fairness. The way to achieve this was through education and the unification of beliefs. If a culture could educate its people in the ways of morality and justice there would be a better society. In a feudal system, there is a great social stratification. The elite get an education and ... and evil. If someone chooses to murder or not or lie or tell the truth then this is an ethical issue. Confucius taught four primary concepts which were culture, conduct, loyalty, and truthfulness. Cultur...

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... in order to cleanse the family's honor. Women who fear for their lives are forced to flee to prisons for their own safety. Though honor killing is not legal, the culture has an unwritten law of silence for men who are guilty of killing a female family member. I believe that this tradition is a result of a male-dominated society. The morality of this ... happen. So again, because of the relativity of morality, these people practice extremes that are the ultimately "right" thing to do in their culture. In conclusion, every group has customs and traditions that are unique to their culture....

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... and poetry were two skills necessary for complete education. He was passionate making poetries. He edited a " Book of poetry" to become in the five popular classic books, which summarized the culture of china and poetry in Confucius" time, which is called " The Shujing, Chun Qui, I Ching, and Liji" In early years, Confucius was a supervised of tax collector who was assigned by ... are "Confucianists" even though they are currently live in the Unite state for many years. The majority people who live in Eastern Asia because it has strongly influenced into their culture. One of real scenar...

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... , but to have a society that obeys the same morals would be much easier on us all. Paul Weyrich argues that with no values, our culture is breaking down. "Politics failed because of the collapse of the culture, the culture we are living in becomes and ever-wider sewer." That quote basically sums it all up, we can't continue this way because it's only ... ...

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... drivers, which creates the need to focus on ethics. These drivers must include compliance, laws, rules, regulations, principles, and best practices. The values will generate themselves within the industry, company, culture, and employees to be operated in a clear code of ethics. With the proper combination of compliance and values, strategies will be formed such as skills, attitudes, procedures, and tools that ... use the leadership model to maintain attention among the employees. Another idea used by many companies is to make their ethical culture known when attracting new employees. I...

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... the profits of the entertainment industries. Many aesthetes and philosophers (Popper, Foucault, Barthes, Jung, Althussere &c.) have pointed out that ideas (which translate into popular culture) arise from clichés, archetypes and memes that are shared throughout our culture, and have been circulating and roaming around our collective cultural consciousness for centuries. These ideas are simply the recycled riffs, proverbs, motifs, themes, folk ... laughable really. As to the ethics of intellectual property, well it is again my personal opinion that popular artists are overrated, their w...

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