A cultural critique of cultural relativism

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This chapter explores a certain line of critical analysis according to which one can proceed to undermine the claim that judgments approving freedom, and standards upholding human rights, are culturally relativistic and cannot possibly have any universal validity. This exploration begins with a scrutiny of common assumptions about the nature of culture itself. The author tries to demonstrate that common misunderstandings of culture have provided ammunition to cultural relativists. Seeking clarity helps strengthen the philosophical objections to normative cultural relativism. The author refers to such a line of analysis as the "cultural critique of cultural relativism." © 2007 American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Inc.

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Xiaorong, L. (2007, January). A cultural critique of cultural relativism. American Journal of Economics and Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1536-7150.2007.00502.x

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