What can be learned from cultural relativism?
a. The theory warms us, correctly, about the danger of assuming that all our
preferences are based on some absolute rational standard.
b. The theory forces us to distinguish between fact and opinion.
c. The theory confronts us with the need to question the standards of our own
society.
d. The theory draws a sharp distinction between anthropology and philosophy
ANS: A
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