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Essay heading: Review of "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism"
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The moral code of a society determines what is right within that society; that is, if the moral code of a society says that a certain action is right, then that action is right, at least within that society.
6. It is mere arrogance for us to try to judge the conduct of other peoples. We should adopt an attitude of tolerance toward the practices of other cultures... displayed 300 characters
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We should adopt an attitude of tolerance toward the practices of other cultures.
With rules 4 and 5 more essential for Cultural Relativism definition then others. At this
point she doesn't say whether Cultural Relativism is a valuable theory or not, she
merely sets it up as an argument to be researched... displayed next 300 characters
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