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Moral Relativism

Laurie Taylor is joined by Professors Steven Lukes, Henrietta Moore and Conor Gearty to discuss relationship of culture and morality in the debate on a universal notion of human rights.

MORAL RELATIVISM
Different cultures have different beliefs, so what gives us the right to judge the behaviour of other people in a world where moralities often conflict? Is there a universal human standard of right and wrong, or does culture explain and excuse behaviour that other peoples might find abhorrent? How should the anthropologist understand cannibalism? Can a cultural context excuse female genital mutilation?

Laurie Taylor is joined by Professor Steven Lukes, author of a book on moral relativism, Henrietta Moore, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge and Professor Conor Gearty, Professor of Human Rights Law at the London School of Economics, to discuss relationship of culture and morality in the debate on a universal notion of human rights.

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  • Wed 14 Jan 2009 16:00
  • Mon 19 Jan 2009 00:15

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