18 Questions
What is the term for the coexistence of different ethnic groups in a society?
Multiculturalism
Which type of culture is associated with the elite, upper class society?
High culture
What is the term for the variety of cultures within a society?
Cultural diversity
Which type of culture is enjoyed by a small group within a society?
Subculture
What is the result of the media-dominated world on culture?
Popular culture
What is the term for the culture that is shared globally across different societies?
Global culture
What is the inherent value of the world?
Freedom
Who is the philosopher mentioned in the text who believed that freewill is the source of all value?
Immanuel Kant
What is the term used to describe the aggregate of learned beliefs, attitudes, values, norms, and customs of a society or group of people?
Culture
What is the principle that holds that decisions or judgments should be objective and not based on bias or prejudice?
Impartiality
Who is the historical figure mentioned in the text who emphasized the importance of the principle of freedom?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What is the term used to describe a being who is capable of acting with reference to right and wrong?
Moral Agent
What is the primary principle of Cultural Relativism?
Regarding the beliefs of a culture from its own viewpoint
What is the main implication of Ethical Relativism?
Morality is relative to the norms of one’s culture
What is the core idea of Moral Relativism?
No moral judgment is better than another
What is the main difference between Descriptive Moral Relativism and Meta-Ethical Moral Relativism?
Descriptive Moral Relativism is a descriptive theory, while Meta-Ethical Moral Relativism is a normative theory
What is the view of Normative Moral Relativism?
No moral judgment is better than another, and all cultures should accepts each other’s differing moral values
What is the consequence of accepting Moral Relativism?
The acceptance of differing moral values among cultures
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