Anthropology 4400E Chapter Notes - Chapter online reading : Franz Boas, Moral Relativism, Cultural Relativism
17 Nov 2017
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Anthro 4400 nov 20 reading notes on cultural. Cultural relativism continues to be closely identi ed with anthropology even though few anthropologists today endorse the comprehensive version of it rst articulated by students of franz boas. Much of the discipline"s energy has been focused instead on efforts to reconcile relativism with support for human rights. Cultural relativism still taught in rst year intro courses cause anthro as a eld would seem negligent if it didn"t. Relativism, bennett said, implies that we have no basis for judging other peoples and cultures, and certainly no basis for declaring some better than others, let alone good" or evil" . Author"s argument: after considering arguments for abandoning cultural relativism altogether, i propose an amended, defensible version that is consistent with contemporary anthropological practice. Term formed by franz boas and his students. The universality of ethnocentrism - every society thinks their ways are superior to others.
