Culture summary)
We humans are composed of biological elements and cultural elements. Naturally, Humans is influenced by biological factors. but! Cultural factors also can not be ignored.
Culture consists of norms, values, beliefs, expressions and symbols. There's not unimportant component. And culture is closely related to the society. Culture and society resembles. But it is not the same word. We must distinguish them. And, one more thing to say about 'culture', culture is often changed. For example, In one society, there are many culture. First, Popular culture. this culture is accommodated by most people(that is, public). Second, subculture. Only few people(example : nobility) enjoy this culture. Subculture gather and form society's one part. Third, Counterculture. This culture can be seen subculture. But literally, counterculture is resistant to popular culture. Thinking about. If popular culture is wrong? and also if counter culture is light? Then.... maybe change may occur between one culture and other culture.
and in culture, there are many cultural awareness(?).
for example, Ethnocentrism, Cultural relativism, The worship of the powerful culture. Ethnocentrism refers to love our culture. and This love go too far. and The worship of the powerful culture. this cultural awareness is contrary Ethnocentrism. It is hate our culture. but love other culture that stronger than our culture. This two cultural awareness are the wrong example. Correct example is Cultural relativism. It understand and properly accommodate other culture. but! If it go too far, ethical problems can be occur.
Religion Summary)
Human feel fear about something. Some people may overcome the fear about something. but other some people find and depend on religion. If people select that believe some religion, maybe most people select for that reason. If not, reason that human believe religion is varied. Religion is main issue in our life. Also, religion can maintain society. this point is representative advantage. but religion not only good thing. Naturally it has disadvantage like culture. and also Its disadvantage is similar to culture's. Like Ethnocentrism! This make fight, and fight grow big and grow big, Finally! The fight turned into a war. In order to avoid this situation, We should have Cultural pluralism in our head.
question)
How do you think ethical range that Cultural relativism can accept?
opinion)
I'd like to talk about my question. I think, ethical range that Cultural relativism can accept is restricted when ethical problem can approach life-threatening. but I'd like to hear other people's opinion. Teacher, how do you think about my question?
I respect the other countries and cultures. But If the other culture people eat other man, or hurt people, the culture must be banned.
ReplyDeleteI think ethical range that cultural relativism can accept is very ambiguous and also relative. Sure, killing person by reason of culture (for example, Muslim's honor killing) is wrong culture completely. However, like Korean eating dog culture that foreign looks very bararic, in fact the problem of eating dog is ignore dog's pain and brutal butchery. So, seem like one culture cannot be accepted, actually there are many detail. Therefore, judge a culture can be accepted is a rash behavior.
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