As
you read the section on Relativism, use the following questions to guide you.
You won’t be asked to turn in your answers to these questions, but these
questions, or questions very similar to them, may appear on a quiz – and you
will be allowed to use your notes, including your answers to these questions,
on the quiz.
1.
According to cultural relativism, what makes an action right or wrong?
2.
According to cultural relativism, do different cultures have different moral
codes or are there certain moral truths which hold for all cultures?
3.
According to cultural relativism, if different cultures have different moral
codes, are some of these codes better, or more “ethically advanced,” than the
others? Why or why not?
4.
According to cultural relativism, can we correctly criticize the moral code of
another culture? Why or why not?
5. According to cultural
relativism, can we correctly criticize the moral cold of our own culture?
Why or why not?