PHIL 150 1st Edition Lecture 4Outline of Last Lecture I. Different Cultures have Different Moral CodesII. Cultural RelativismIII. The Cultural Differences ArgumentIV. What Follows from Cultural RelativismV. Why There is Less Disagreement Than There Seems to BeVI. Some Value are Shared by all CulturesOutline of Current Lecture I. Judging a Cultural Practice to be UndesirableII. Why People are Reluctant to Criticize Other CulturesIII. What we Can Learn From Cultural RelativismCurrent LectureRachels, Chapter 2, Part 2Judging a Cultural Practice to be Undesirable- Standard that might reasonably be used in thinking about any social practice- Does the practice promote or hinder the welfare of the people affected by it?- Can be used to assess the practices of any culture at any time- All cultures value human happinessWhy People Are Reluctant to Criticize Other Cultures- There is a difference between:a) Judging a cultural practice to be deficientThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.b) Thinking that we should announce that fact, apply diplomatic pressure, and send in the troops- A tolerant person can live in peace with those who see things differently- If we didn’t view some things as better than others, we would have nothing to tolerateWhat We Can Learn From Cultural Relativism- Warns us about the danger of assuming that all of our practices are based on some absolute rational standard- Many of our practices are only cultural products- Based on genuine
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