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Module 2 Discussion_Thinking and doing ethics

Module 2 Discussion_Thinking and doing ethics

Q Consider one of the following cases: 1. The Eskimo's husband sense of hospitality requires him to offer his wife to an overnight guest. In our culture this is considered wrong. 2. Members of a tribe living in a remote jungle area commonly shun the sick. The moment members of the tribe become seriously ill, they cease to exist in the tribe's view. They must leave the village and care for themselves. If they recover, however, they are restored to tribal membership. Apparently, the tribe lacks compassion for the afflicted. 3. A husband and wife are walking across a railroad track. She stumbles, and her foot gets caught in the switching mechanism. He tries to free her. Then a trail comes roaring around the corner. Realizing he cannot free her before the train reaches them, the man leaps to safety. She is struck and killed instantly. What are your thoughts regarding cultural diversity or self interest with respect to the case you chose? Is your ethical stance compatible with cultural relativism about morality?

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Various norms in different cultures are formed by what the majority considers agreeable and turns into their habits and practices (Burnor & Raley, 2011). Keeping this viewpoint in mind, the popular relativism highlights the different morals believed in different societies and cultures. The Eskimo culture believes in sharing the wife with a guest staying overnight as a gesture of social bonding, and while this may seem morally and ethically wrong in many cultures and even be a legal crime, including ours, to the Eskimos this seems