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'''Cultural relativism''' is the argument that behavior in one culture should not be judged by the standards of another culture. Cultural relativism argues that there is no superior, international, or universal morality, that the moral and ethical rules of all cultures deserve equal respect.
 
'''Cultural relativism''' is the argument that behavior in one culture should not be judged by the standards of another culture. Cultural relativism argues that there is no superior, international, or universal morality, that the moral and ethical rules of all cultures deserve equal respect.
  
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Revision as of 21:30, August 24, 2007

Cultural relativism is the argument that behavior in one culture should not be judged by the standards of another culture. Cultural relativism argues that there is no superior, international, or universal morality, that the moral and ethical rules of all cultures deserve equal respect.

See also