You have four tasks in this writing assignment. First, you need to explain what cultural relativism is and isn’t. To answer this question, think about what it means to say that an ethical standard is...

You have four tasks in this writing assignment.

• First, you need to explain what cultural relativism is and isn’t. To answer this question, think about what it means to say that an ethical standard isobjective. Then, think about what the cultural relativist is saying instead.


• Second, explainwhysomeone might be a cultural relativist. (Feel free to summarize Shafer-Landau here.)


• Third, what are some of thecostsof endorsing cultural relativism? (Again, feelfree to summarize Shafer-Landau here, but use the documentaries too.)


• Finally, doyouthink that we should endorse cultural relativism? Defend your answer as best you can.

Your paper should be between 1250 and 1500words.

If you want to get an ‘A’ on this writing assignment, you need to:

1. complete all four tasks,


2. clearly and accurately present the relevant concepts and arguments,


3. reflect carefully on the issues at hand, articulating your own nuanced view (rather than parroting someone else’s ideas or speaking in generalities), and


4. submit a well-organized document that’s free of spelling and grammatical errors.