Essay - Cultural Relativism: Drawbacks and Defenses Morality Appears to US as...

cultural relativism: Drawbacks and Defenses

Morality appears to us as a concrete term which is underscored by certain rational assumptions about the universe. And yet, our own experience tells us that that ***** one considers to be vice may, ***** another, be seen as virtue. The reverse may also apply. Th*****, it is rather difficult to reconcile that which does in fact define our cause for moral **********, though all figures of importance ***** the historical discourse on philosophy have ventured a framework. Today, it is incre*****ingly popular in scholastic contexts to speak ***** moral differences persisting between differing geographical locales, where cultural distinctions entitle a cert*****in latitude in terms of that which should be considered mor*****y correct. Indeed, this is an ideology which has emerged in response to the dangerous moral hygiene enforced by universal st*****ards such as those ***** had historically tied religious codification to ***** authority. This would allow the colonialist perspective, for instance, that the native populations of continents such as Africa and the America's were savages in need of Christian salvation. However, this discussion will focus on the problematic nature of moral ***** as a response to this destructive approach. Moral relativism itself is a force which when applied ***** cultures entitles certa***** behaviors ***** rationally do affiliate with violations ***** core human rights and, when ***** to individual dispositions, ********** non-intervention when others display socially destructive behavior.

***** of this removes the challenge from qualifying moral relativism, ***** in many ways is intended to promote progressive perspective. In a study by Tilley (2000), we are given a somewhat non-committal definition on ***** subject. Tilley notes that "***** often hear ***** 'morality ***** relative ***** culture' or that 'right and wrong vary ***** cultural n*****ms.' *****se are rough formulations of cultural relativism, a theory with multiple ch*****rms, appearing rigorously scientific to some, fashionably postmodern to others." (Tilley, 501) ********** perspective here requires us to consider moral relativism *****in an historical framework. Such is to note that today, this is a perspective that exists in order to allow the more comfortable diplomatic affiliation ***** nation-states. **********, as economic motives persist in the development of globalization strategies *****, moral relativism is a ***** which ********** a nation ***** one philosophical disposition to interact free of conscientious objection with a ***** of ***** vastly different philosophical disposition. For inst*****ce, the application ***** ***** relativism to ***** fundamental abuses of human rights perpetrated by nations rules by extremist theocratic ***** allows the United States, a self-procl*****imed Constitutional democracy, to engage in deeply intermingled ***** alliance with monarchical and religiously extremist rogue states such as Saudi Arabia. This discussion ***** indeed return ***** the challenging issue of religion-based *****.

For now, in *****ation of globalization, we ***** that its advocates view globalization as ***** in*****nt effect of technological advance, with natural market tendencies serving as the prime impetus for expansion beyond traditional nation-state parameters. The International M*****tary Fund, a primary institution in ***** implementation of ***** efforts, notes ***** the