cultural relativism

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English - Turkish
Kendi kültürünü üstün ve en doğru görmeden, diğer kültürleri kendi içindeki değerlere atfederek, onları kendi içinde anlamayı içeren bir perspektif. Kültürel Görecelik. Örneğin; A kültüründe böcek yemek normal karşılanıyor ve B kültüründe böyle bir pratik mevcut değil. B kültüründen birisi A kültüründen birisine kendi değerleri ile değil de, o kültürde böcek yemenin normal olduğu gerçeği ile yaklaşmalı, gibi bir bakış acısını savunuyor
English - English
(a k a the diversity thesis) -- The view that moral beliefs vary across cultures This is a view about human cultures and how they tend to differ in their beliefs, practices, and conventions Thus, unlike ethical relativism, it says nothing about the truth-conditions of moral claims (N B cultural relativism does not entail ethical relativism, for even an ethical objectivist can accept cultural relativism )
(or conventionalism) is the view that ethical standards are relative to particular societies or cultures Ethics are mere social conventions or customs According to the relativist, when in Rome, do as the Romans do
understanding the ways of other cultures and not judging these practices according to one's own cultural ways
The belief that the behaviours and customs of a society must be viewed and analyzed within the context of its own culture
The emotional attitude that all cultures are equal and pertinent Example: Funeral directors who sense that all cultures and subcultures have valid sets of values are seeing cultural relativity in their clients (non-judgmental)
Moral theory that holds that what's good or bad or right or wrong varies from society to society depending on what each society says to be, or believes to be, good or bad or right or wrong See ethical relativism Compare subjectivism
The viewing of people's behavior from the perspective of their own culture (p 85)
the practice of judging any culture by its own standards
The position that the values and standards of cultures differ and deserve respect Extreme relativism argues that cultures should be judged solely by their own standards
cultural relativism

    Hyphenation

    cul·tur·al rel·a·ti·vi·sm

    Turkish pronunciation

    kʌlçırıl relıtîvîzım

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkəlʧərəl ˈrelətəˌvəzəm/ /ˈkʌlʧɜrəl ˈrɛlətɪˌvɪzəm/
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