global citizenship and the challenge of cultural relativism Flashcards

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american anth. assoc. objection to the dec. of human rights

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mid 20th cent., didn’t acknowledge the many diff ways a good/just life can be acieved, too ethnocentric.
for decades, common view amongst anthropologists was that universalist moral norms were fanciful + imperialist

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cultural objection to cult. relativsm

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since cultures aren’t homogenous, stable, or bounded (boundaries are fuzzy), it doesn’t make much sense to talk about them as if they’re natural/inherent

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globalisation and cult. relativism

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w the world rapidly becoming a single (if morally bumpy/diverse) place, v diff cultures (tribes etc) started wanting to separate from frequently authoritarian cultures (indian women wanting to escape patriarchy)

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cosmopolitanism

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not universalism, but method of dialogue and respect between drastically diff cultures which can lead to agreement and change. since cult. relativism and universalism aren’t viable, cosmopolitinism important/best option for dealing w difference

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