Cultural Relativism Argument Analysis

We all come from different places and are born into different beliefs and do not always agree with one another in what is true and what is not. From television, to Internet and newspapers we get to read what surround us, what is happening in our every day life, but what are we reading and watching is it trustworthy? Can they tell us what is true or false? People disagree about many issues presented to them for example what is said in religion to what science proves and so on. This is where cultural relativism comes in, morally is correct to the beliefs and ethics of a particular culture within that same society. By this theory, no one can go against another society and say that their beliefs are right or wrong; it is up to one’s society where they choose what is correct or wrong. Philosopher James Rachels argues, cannot conclude a disagreement based on opinions on an issue and there could be possible a certainty of truth behind it. Considering this next argument provided by
As James Rachels shows on his argument about cultural relativism, there will always be people that believe differently about what is presented to them. For example, Rachels states in his passage, “The Eskimos see nothing wrong with infanticide, whereas Americans believe infanticide is immoral.” This goes to explain how infanticide is objectively right or wrong, it all goes from the opinion that varies from a culture to another. Each culture have different prospective for what is considered morally right in their life even if is wrong to others we cannot judge for why we all have different beliefs. Lets consider infanticide once again, Eskimos would often kill infants and mostly where girls, as American’s or probably other cultures would consider this wrong in so many levels for many reason, but do we stop to think why Eskimos consider killing an infant