Cultural relativism is the theory that there is no absolute right and wrong, and behaviors and beliefs must be evaluated according to each culture’s standards. Proponents argue it encourages neutrality and reduces ethnocentrism, while critics argue it ignores the notion of good and evil transcending cultural differences. Franz Boas introduced the theory to remove biases […]
Moral relativism is the belief that morality is relative and people should follow their conscience, while moral objectivism holds that there is an objective morality. The two positions have caused wars, but conflicts between different objective moralities are more common. Moral relativists believe in a moral code, but not universally applicable. Partial relativism is possible, […]
