As defined cultural relativism is the view that morality is relative to a given culture; what is right in one culture might be wrong in another. It asserts that for each society, its beliefs are right (not just believed to be right by its members). Also in our textbook moral relativism is defined as the view that the truth of moral judgments is always relative to a given system of beliefs that itself cannot be proven correct. I assume that cultural and moral relativism are related because moral relativism is relative to a system of beliefs and these beliefs are not universal meaning they are uniquely culturally based. Moral relativism is synonymous with ethical relativism. They both state that morality is relative to the individuals personal experience, beliefs or culture and therefore become the individuals choice. I assume relativism is the opposite of objectivism. Moral relativity says "You decide what is good for you, and I will decide what is good for me." and "To each his own." Moral relativity states that right and wrong, good or bad have no absolutes, but are decided by the individual. I also assume moral relativity to state that individual moral decisions are relative as well. These decisions are relative to a person's history of personal experience and that person's personal belief system. I may be wrong in assuming that moral relativity can apply to one person and that person's system of beliefs instead of a cultures belief at whole, but I take the definition literally. The definition of moral relativity states nothing could lead me to believe that it cannot apply to only one person at a time. Moral relativity is a very neutral stance where an individual stands with two feet on either side of a fence. I think that most moral relativists say that there are no right or wrong morals and that Eskimos can commit all the infanticide they want, but at the same time believe it to be wrong.
