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  • Cultural Relativism: A Moral Fallacy

    Cultural Relativism: A Moral Fallacy

    Cultural Relativism: A Moral Fallacy Cultural Relativism is the theory that all belief's are equally valid and that truth itself is relative, depending on the situation, environment and individual. Those who hold the belief of Cultural Relativist, hold that all beliefs are completely relative to the individual within a cultural identity. In this essay, I will show that cultural relativism is unreliable as an ethical theory by showing the irrationality of the arguments that support

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • Challenge of Cultural Relativism

    Challenge of Cultural Relativism

    2.1 How Different Cultures Have Different Moral Codes • Observed fact: different cultures have different moral codes o different things taboos and obligatory o even opposing things as the Darius anecdote illustrates  among the Greeks  one is morally obliged to cremate the dead  one is morally forbidden to eat them  among the Callatians  one is morally obliged to eat the dead  one is morally forbidden to burn them 2.2

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    Submitted: January 30, 2010 By: Jack
  • Cultural Relativism

    Cultural Relativism

    Cultural Relativism Cultural Relativism argues that moral facts are determined by cultures and no objective standard can be used to pass judgment upon other cultures. Cultural relativism teaches us to overlook the faults of other cultures, should cultures beliefs be neglected if there is cruelty involved? Over looking the harm one culture is doing to its citizens would be immoral to many different cultures. Even today in a world that presents us with the ideology

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    Submitted: February 1, 2010 By: Janna
  • Differences Between Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism

    Differences Between Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism

    Differences between Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism The world today consists of an incalculable number of societies. Each society varies significantly in the different elements of culture. Culture is one's designed way of living based on erudite customs, knowledge, material items, and behavior. Within every society today lives an ethnocentric attitude. The belief that ones own culture is superior to that of another's. However, it is important to develop a sense of cultural relativism in today's

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    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Caribbean Crucible: History, Culture, and Globalization

    Caribbean Crucible: History, Culture, and Globalization

    Caribbean Crucible: History, Culture, and Globalization Kevin A. Yelvington In the present age of globalization, it is often forgotten that these world-encompassing processes were initiated with European expansion into the Caribbean beginning more than five hundred years ago. We now see the proliferation of overseas factories enabling owners, producers, and consumers of products to be in widely distant locales. It seems to us that in the search for profits, commercial activity has recently spread to

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    Essay Length: 308 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Cultural Relativism

    Cultural Relativism

    Cultural Relativism is a philosophy that believes that when it comes to matters of right and wrong, there is no good or bad action but either belief is culturally accepted or not culturally accepted. It is best not to judge cultural relativism because a good or bad action is leveled differently amongst different cultural. One cultural might believe that having multiple partners should be accepted and they condone that certain action, but in a whole

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    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: July
  • Cultural Relativism

    Cultural Relativism

    Understanding other cultures without making judgments about the way they do things or the way they understand and react to things is the basic concept of cultural relativity. The importance of this idea is demostrated by Richard B. Lee in his story about the Christmas feast with the !Kung. In this story Lee, a social anthropologist living with the tribe, experiences a misunderstanding that almost caused him to pack his belongings and leave the bushmen

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    Submitted: May 5, 2010 By: Max
  • Ethical Implications and Social Responsibilities of Managing Conflict Minerals in the Global Value Chain

    Ethical Implications and Social Responsibilities of Managing Conflict Minerals in the Global Value Chain

    Abstract The booming trade of conflict minerals has resulted into one of the world’s worst cases of bloodshed and poverty with armed militants taking control of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This is largely due to the modern world dependence on digital products. This paper aims to shed some light on the possible ethical implications and social responsibilities of relevant stakeholders and the governments have in relation to the usage of conflict minerals. Situation

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    Submitted: February 15, 2016 By: Freddy Tan Xingchai
  • Deontology and Cultural Relativism

    Deontology and Cultural Relativism

    Wu Deontology is better than Cultural Relativism As what determines the morality of actions became one of the controversial topics in ethics, there were two philosophical theories providing distinct normative claims. In the theory of Cultural Relativism, relative moral codes in different cultural societies lead to no objective “truth” in morality (Rachel 16). However, Deontology theory, based on Categorical Imperative, suggests people act only in conformance to universal law (Kant 108). Although I agree with

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    Submitted: April 13, 2016 By: zhuzhuzhuzhu
  • Cultural Relativism

    Cultural Relativism

    Cultural relativism is the conception of right and wrong and how that idea differs from culture to culture. Acceptance of this idea is what cultural relativism truly is. If we as humans can accept one another’s cultural beliefs and practices, we can say we are cultural relativists. Rachels’ says cultural relativism is not a good ethical theory because it prevents you from drawing conclusions. It is the same as the 'null set' in mathematics, meaning

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    Submitted: April 3, 2017 By: Jamela Miska
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Culture consists of patterns, explicit and implicit, of and for behavior acquired and transmitted by symbols constituting the distinctive achievement of human groups, including their embodiments in artifacts; the essential core of culture consist of traditional ideas and especially their attached values. The basis of all human artifacts, behaviors, and beliefs is the groups’ specific value system. Values as “conceptions of the derisible” represent the core of any

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    Essay Length: 574 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Global Communications - an Approach to Identify Opportunities to Create Value for the Business

    Global Communications - an Approach to Identify Opportunities to Create Value for the Business

    Problem Solving Based Scenarios: An Approach to Identify Opportunities to Create Value for the Business Introduction Today’s realities of leadership include increasing competition and intensity, reducing cycle times and costs, and improving productivity while at the same time growing the business and meeting increasing customer and Wall Street expectations. These pressures require leaders to redefine and redesign how to think, how to lead, and how to act. These shifts in the very nature of leadership

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    Essay Length: 5,335 Words / 22 Pages
    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: regina
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Values are a belief, a mission, or a philosophy that are meaningful to a person or organization (Posner). Whether they are personal, organizational, or cultural values, these values not only define ethically acceptable boundaries for the decision-making process, but also steer the individual towards the most socially accepted decision (Finegan). Values are commonly understood as preferences or indicators for what we believe. These values are quite interesting to describe.

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    Essay Length: 297 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Janna
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Values are “the central beliefs and purposes of an individual or society” (Values, 2006, ¶ 2). In other words, values and ethics are the right and wrong way of behaving, in the eyes of the in beholder. Individuals develop values based on lessons taught and reactions to situations. Societies as a whole create what qualifies as normal or acceptable behavior. Personal, organizational, and cultural values influence decisions and may

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    Submitted: November 21, 2009 By: regina
  • Creating Value for Shareholders in a Globalizing World

    Creating Value for Shareholders in a Globalizing World

    Abstract Creating Value for shareholders in a globalizing World Value has been described as anything that satisfies the needs and requirements of organizational stakeholders. The organization can only satisfy its shareholders by developing strategies that will maximize the value of the firm over its life-span. The strategies that an organization must use to create value for its shareholders have change due to the globalization of the marketplace and the introduction of foreign competition. Creating value

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    Essay Length: 5,728 Words / 23 Pages
    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Mike
  • Cultural Values Personal Ethics

    Cultural Values Personal Ethics

    Running head: CULTURAL VALUES AND PERSONAL ETHICS PAPER Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper August 8, 2005 Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper All people have personal values and ethics, just as they have cultural values. Often times, those personal values and ethics may clash with those of their employer. As an example, as an individual, a person’s ethical guidelines might require honesty, integrity and respect. If that individual works for a company that does

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    Essay Length: 1,130 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Southwest Airlines: Culture, Values, and Operating Practices

    Southwest Airlines: Culture, Values, and Operating Practices

    Southwest Airlines: Culture, Values, and Operating Practices Evaluation of the company’s position and strategy: Southwest Airlines is one of the air-travel industry’s great success stories. For most companies, such rapid growth will cause problems: legions of frontline employees taking up the mantle of decision making from core executives and, inevitably, stumbling. A clear and precise strategic principle can help counteract this shortage of experience. In Southwest’s case, employees have consistently made trade-offs in keeping with

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    Essay Length: 1,259 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Steve
  • Popular Culture in the Global Context

    Popular Culture in the Global Context

    Popular Culture in the Global Context Gourmet coffee has made a clear impact in an international environment. Starbucks coffee has become the latest trend here in the U.S.A. (United States of America), as well as in China. The impact in the U.S.A. has been slightly different than Starbucks in China. The writer will explore some positive and negative outcomes of Starbucks coffee in the U.S.A. as well as in China. Starbucks Popularity Starbucks coffee is

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Top
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Running head: CULTURAL VALUES AND PERSONAL ETHICS PAPER Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper University of Phoenix Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper In today’s society, depending on one’s race, religious belief, up bringing and/or background we all seem to have different values, but yet; we have to survive together. More importantly we have to survive together in the same working world. So how do we do this? Today I hope to give my answer

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    Essay Length: 2,067 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Cultural Values

    Cultural Values

    Society is built upon values and beliefs of what people feel are important. Values within the American culture can be quite different. My values and beliefs originated from my God fearing parents. Being raised, disciplined, and loved by my parents helped me to develop my personal value system. As a young child, my thoughts, my ideas, and my behavior were immature. When there was a family gathering or family outing, I would run around, touch

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Max
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper As defined by Webster's 1913 Dictionary, "Ethics is a particular system of principles and rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions". Ethics are standards of behavior that tell us how human beings ought to act in the many situations in which they find themselves. On the other hand, the word value has many meanings and may be

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Dimensions of Culture Values and Communication

    Dimensions of Culture Values and Communication

    Running head: Dimensions of Culture, Values, and Communication Dimensions of Culture, Values, and Communication Bob Dussault University of Phoenix Abstract The author will examine culture, values and communication by exploring his own experiences. Experiences reviewed are feeling at odds with a cultural norm, perceptions regarding a group that are excluded from the dominant culture, and situations where being categorized as a cultural outsider might provide benefit. Dimensions of Culture, Values, and Communication Communication, as defined

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Artur
  • What Is America? That Has Been the Question Many People from Different Cultural Values Have Asked.There Are Various Points of View of What America Consists Of.Some Are Positive, Some Are Negative, but What Is the Reality Behind This Вђњidealвђќ Plac

    What Is America? That Has Been the Question Many People from Different Cultural Values Have Asked.There Are Various Points of View of What America Consists Of.Some Are Positive, Some Are Negative, but What Is the Reality Behind This Вђњidealвђќ Plac

    What is America? That has been the question many people from different cultural values have asked. There are various points of view of what America consists of. Some are positive, some are negative, but what is the reality behind this “ideal” place? Bharati Mukherjee an American writer from an Indian background, shared her experiences in Imagining Homeland and what migrating to another environment is all about. Many people, especially minorities, have the dream and desire

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper

    Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper Amy Lynn Shipley University of Phoenix MBA500 Shelley Pumphrey Cultural Values and Personal Ethics Paper In the medieval society, morality was dictated by the simple laws of the church. As John Menadue (2000) reminds us, “The church believed business was basically immoral. Those who worked in 'trade' have often carried a moral or social stigma. If one wanted to live a virtuous life, one should be like the

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Global Culture

    Global Culture

    Global culture is making the world closer and more united. The people of the world are combining their differences and being more cooperative towards one and other. This process of emerging global culture can be seen in times of need when everyone has pulled together to strive for peace and freedom. Although there are different religions and ways of life, people are becoming tolerant of others and becoming a united body. When the tsunami disaster

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    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Kevin

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