In the world that we live in today, with its simmering cultural conflicts and entrenched ethnic and racial prejudices, cultural relativism is seen by many as an essential corrective to widespread ethnocentrism. In other words, to avoid and minimize conflict we need tolerance of cultural differences, and the philosophy of cultural relativism promotes acceptance and even appreciation of cultural diversity. However, according to others, cultural relativism, if applied indiscriminately, can result in morally unacceptable outcomes. Do you (dis) agree with these statements? 

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1 Cultural Relativism as a Corrective to Ethnocentrism Cultural relativism asserts that cultural nor... View the full answer