I have always believed that there is a universal understanding on what is moral and what is

not, however after reading the Challenge of Cultural Relativism I have newly grasped the
idea that morality differs in every society, and that each culture has a different Moral Code.
This idea is the key to understanding what morality is. People often judge others' standards
and what choices they make, not realizing that we are merely judging it by the standards of
our own culture. Hence this is where Cultural Relativism comes to surface - it is the view that
ethical and social standards reflect the cultural context from which they are derived; it
challenges our belief in objectivity and legitimacy of moral truth.

1. Different societies have different moral codes.

2. The moral code of a society determines what is right within that society.
3. There is no objective standard that can be used to judge one society’s code.
4. The moral code of our society has no special status but is one among many.
5. It is arrogant for us to judge cultures. We should always be tolerant of them.
With the claims that are presented we can fully recognize each one of us to understand
others’ culture and their way of knowing what morality is.

Cultural Relativism is the view that ethical and social standards reflect the cultural context
from which they are derived; it challenges our belief in objectivity and legitimacy of moral
truth.