Should the diversity of cultural (moral) customs be respected, or, instead, should we must find a way to institute a universal morality, which should apply to all human society?

Cuauhtli Axelle Deverge Talavera; Fernando Salcedo García

Should the diversity of cultural (moral) customs be respected, or, instead, should we must find a way to institute a universal morality, which should apply to all human society?

Authors

Cuauhtli Axelle Deverge Talavera
Fernando Salcedo García

Keywords:

cultural relativism, cultural diversity, moral codes, tolerance paradox, universal morality, human rights

Abstract

This text characterizes cultural relativism in general terms (based on the five statements that J. Rachels offers), in addition to analyzing some of the challenges that this ethical conception of moral diversity faces, taking as its axis the concept of "universal morality." Thus, this essay addresses the following topics: 1) conceptualization of cultural relativism; 2) challenges that this form of relativism faces; and 3) a middle point between relativism and moral universalism.