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S/S/235. Do we have the right to criticise customs of other cultures?

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1500
DATE:
2009
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19.99 GBP

The paper argues whether we have the right to criticise the customs and moral codes of other cultures. The theories of Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism are reviewed discussing whether cultural values of one nation can be superior to those of other nations, and making references to the views of philosophers and anthropologists related to cultural relativism.

 

KEYWORDS: Moral philosophy, customs, cultural relativism, ethnocentrism, anthropology,

 
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