Cultural Diversity

3 reasons many people embrace Cultural diversity 1. They value diversity 2. They think cultural imperialism is bad 3. They believe that cultural Relativism will preserve the integrity of diverse cultures from the threat of cultural imperialism.

Does cultural Relativism offer a basis for promoting tolerance of cultural differences and opposing cultural imperialism?

Every society has to set a rule when it is acceptable to kill some members.

5 claims of cultural relativism 1. Different cultures have different moral codes 2. These codes determine what is right within a given society (if the code says its right then the action is just within that society 3. There is no objective standard that can be used to judge ones societys code asbetter than anothers. There is no unviversal truth in ethics that hold forall people at all times 4. The moral code for our own society has no special status; it is one code among many 5. It is arrogant to judge the conduct of others society we should adapt an attitude of tolerance towords cultures

Moral relativism- there is no one,correct morality. People have different views of morality and no view is better than another. These differing moral frameworks cannot be resolved into a single, correct, morality.

Moral Absolutism- there exists a single, true morality that applies to all people at al times.

Moral Nihilism-Morality lacks any truth at all ( relative or absolute)

Harmans Argument

1. Moral diversity exists 2. Moral Realativism is the best explanation of moral diversity 3. Therefore, Moral Relativism is true

Inference to best explanation

Absolutists Argument 1. Some people are not adequately placed to rcognize the absolute moral truth 2. This is better explanation for moral diversity than moral relativism 3. Therefore, moral relativism isnot best explanation 4. So, moral relativism is not true

Harmans response to absolutists argument 1.