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Cultural relativism

Cultural relativism is the view that the values (such as moral values) of a culture must be understood in their own cultural context and not judged according to the standards of a different culture. It asserts the equal validity of all points of view and the relative nature of truth, which is determined by an individual or their culture.

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As a methodological and heuristic device

As a critical device

Comparison to moral relativism

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related to As a methodological and heuristic device · 13
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related to Comparison to moral relativism · 11
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related to Statement on human rights · 10
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related to As a critical device · 8
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related to Criticism · 8
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related to Governmental usage · 6
Cultural relativism → Human Rights, Roger Lloret Blackburn, Several, Universal Declaration, Universal Periodic Reviews, World Conference
related to Political critique · 6
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related to Post-colonial politics · 6
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Cultural relativismis aheuristic device of fundamental importance because it calls attention to the importance of variation in any sample that is used to derive generalizations about humanity0.90text
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psychology.Ruth Benedictinstance ofand what distinguished anthropology from similar disciplines0.80text
another of Boas's studentsinstance ofand what distinguished anthropology from similar disciplines0.80text
also argued that an appreciation of the importance of cultureinstance ofand what distinguished anthropology from similar disciplines0.80text
the problem of ethnocentrism demands that the scientist adopt cultural relativism as a methodinstance ofand what distinguished anthropology from similar disciplines0.80text
Cultural relativismrelated to As a critical deviceMarcus0.60section
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