Global Business Ethics - Custom Essay

James Rachels explains the main arguments for cultural relativism. Rachels then presents his criticisms of cultural relativism, which focus on taking the consequences of cultural relativism seriously.

For this RAW assignment, you will write three arguments from different perspectives. Be as detailed as possible in adopting each perspective, especially for perspective 1.

Perspective 1: Write an argument from the first-person perspective of someone who supported apartheid in South Africa, or who supports the preference for male over female children in India. The argument should be grounded in cultural relativism, as it is explained in Rachels’ article, and should include at least one supporting quote from the text.

Perspective 2: Write an argument from the first-person perspective of James Rachels criticizing the argument given in perspective 1. The argument should be grounded in Rachels’ actual criticisms of cultural relativism, and should include at least two supporting quotes from the text. The argument should address at least one of consequences of cultural relativism that Rachels considers.

Your Perspective: Write an argument from your own first-person perspective that supports your opinion about who is right, perspective 1 or perspective 2.