Cultural Relativism

The Theory Of Cultural Relativism And Relative Moral Standards

The Theory Of Cultural Relativism And Relative Moral Standards

This first chapter of "Elements of Moral Philosophy by James Rachels begins by trying to define morality. This is a difficult task since the rival possible definitions and there are so many, so common ground can be defined as the concept only "minimum" and although not immediately identified, the reader of "Elements of Moral Philosophy" is given examples to illustrate participation of disabled children.

In the example used for the first time in "Elements of Moral Philosophy by James Rachels argued" Baby Theresa ", who was born without the auxiliary functions of your brain, apart from those who helped with breathing. Although most of these pregnancies in the case of a defect require massive disruption, especially since many children are stillborn or die soon after birth, the parents decided to have babies Teresa, with the hope that their organs could be used to help other children in need. (Rachels 2009)

The other side argued that it was wrong to use human life in order to meet the needs of another human life and the baby Teresa autonomy should be preserved, even if she can not think or act for herself. Two examples, one of the conjoined twins and one with a father murders his daughter, who was barely functioning due to cerebral palsy. What these stories highlight is that moral judgments must be backed by sound reasoning, and that morality requires impartial consideration of all parties involved. (Rachels 2009)

This leads to the complete "conception" of morality that meets at least these two aspects of moral decision making.Takes Rachels relativism cultural being "the theory of morality a nature about." He then goes on to show the that at heart CR (definitions Rachels') is the form of ...