Determinism versus the free will debate has important implications for ethics. The trend toward seeing forces outside our control as responsible for our actions has contributed to relabeling behaviors...

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Determinism versus the free will debate has important implications for ethics. The trend toward seeing forces outside our control as responsible for our actions has contributed to relabeling behaviors and have enabled people to avoid taking responsibility for their actions. One of the most famous incidents was that of Penn State University Football coach, Jerry Sandusky.


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  • Can cultural relativism be used to excuse behavior that harms others? Please reference the case and video as part of your answer.



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Answer To: Determinism versus the free will debate has important implications for ethics. The trend toward...

Sanchita answered on Jul 11 2020
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I think cultural relativism is a concept that holds ground as long as it does not
involve harming others, according to this concept; no act is inherently good or bad, as what is acceptable in one culture can be discarded in other. Over the years, cultural relativism has gathered immense momentum in modern anthropology. In fact, cultural relativism is just the refined and sugar-coated version of ethical relativism.
However, in the context of the crimes such as the ones committed by Jerry Sandusky who sexually molested ,...
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