September 28, 2016

INSTRUCTIONS:

In no more than six doubled-spaced typed pages, you are to analyze the Cultural Relativism Argument by presenting the Argument and addressing the questions below. You may use books, papers, film reviews, etc. Follow MLA procedures for footnoting and presentations of academic papers. Be sure to use spelling and grammar tools to review your paper before submitting it.

1- Present the argument.
2- Why is this an unsound argument?
3- Even if the Cultural Relativism Argument is unsound, what are some of its valuable insights?
4- Spike Lee’s film Do the Right Thing can perhaps be seen as an argument for ethical relativism, or at least for culture tolerance, and perhaps it cannot.
. What do you think Spike Lee intended us to conclude? What is the basis of your conclusion?
. Did Mookie do the right thing? Did anybody?
. What did the Korean storeowner mean when he said he was black too?
. Is this film advocating inclusive or exclusive multiculturalism?
. Can there be different moral rules for different ethnic and cultural groups? Should there be?
. Do you think most cultures have some generally accepted moral values such as protecting the young, truth telling, and prohibiting murder? Give reasons for your conclusion.