Morality and Cultural Differences
Author | : John Webber Cook |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0195126793 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780195126792 |
Rating | : 4/5 (792 Downloads) |
Download or read book Morality and Cultural Differences written by John Webber Cook and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1999 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the arguments for and against moral relativism, Cook argues that anthropologists have failed to support relativism with evidence of cultural differences, and that moral absolutists have been unsuccessful in their attempts to refute it. He proposes a more complex account of morality.