Summary Of Herodotus Argue Against A Case For Moral Relativism

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man to agree with his customs. Continuing, Herodotus speaks of a clash between the Callatians and the Greeks in regards to cannibalism of the dead. The disgusted response of the Greeks in response to the cannibalism showcases Herodotus’s central idea: customs rule all. Herodotus argument that customs are influential is correct. He does not venture far into the concept of moral relativism, but his observations of cultural relativism provide the framework to begin dissecting Ruth Benedict’s argument. Now, that Herodotus's work described the meaning of customs, I will argue against a case for moral relativism. Ruth Benedict, an American anthropologist, argues for the theory of moral relativism. Specifically, in her work “Anthropology and the

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