Moral & Civics Education Assignment

NAME: ID
Elias Deresse……………………………………UUR02129/16
SECTION……………………………………………CCS1R1(N3)

Submitted date: 5/29/24

Submitted to: Mr. Abrham
# Ethical Relativism vs. Ethical
Culturalism
**Ethical Relativism:**

**Definition:** Ethical relativism asserts that moral principles are not universal but vary based on
individual or cultural perspectives, lacking objective standards of right and wrong.

**Ethical Culturalism:**

**Definition:** Ethical culturalism, a branch of ethical relativism, emphasizes that moral standards are
rooted in cultural norms and should be understood within their specific cultural context

# Comparison:
**Scope:**

- **Ethical Relativism:** Encompasses individual and cultural moral variations.

- **Ethical Culturalism:** Focuses specifically on cultural context.

**Focus:**

- **Ethical Relativism:** Addresses the variability of moral truths.

- **Ethical Culturalism:** Emphasizes cultural influences on morality.

**Application:**

- **Ethical Relativism:** Applies to both individual and cultural moral decisions.

- **Ethical Culturalism:** Concerned with cultural moral standards.

**Implications:**

- **Ethical Relativism:** Allows diverse moral perspectives, but may lead to ethical uncertainty.

- **Ethical Culturalism:** Fosters cultural understanding, but may fail to address universally harmful
practices.

### Contrast:
**Universal vs. Particular:**

- **Ethical Relativism:** Rejects universal moral principles.

**Ethical Culturalism:** Focuses on cultural specificities.

**Moral Judgment:**

- **Ethical Relativism:** Can make moral judgment seem arbitrary.

- **Ethical Culturalism:** Prioritizes cultural understanding over external judgment.

**Critiques:**

- **Ethical Relativism:** Criticized for moral subjectivism.

- **Ethical Culturalism:** Criticized for cultural determinism and insufficiently addressing moral
progress.
Moral & Civics Education Assignment

NAME: ID
Elias Deresse……………………………………UUR02129/16
SECTION……………………………………………CCS1R1(N3)

Submitted date: 5/29/24

Submitted to: Mr. Abrham