ABSTRACT
Cultural relativism is the recognition and acceptance of other cultures, without grading them as higher or lower, superior or inferior than one another. Critics of multiculturalism, whilst accepting cultural relativism on the global dimension, would not necessarily assert that their inherited culture was the best. Relativism would see this as reflecting differing perceptions of values and rights, with each culture being treated on its own merits. Relativism would mean that bull fighting would have to be permitted in Britain. Relativism says that there are no absolutes, and that all cultural norms, moral principles, and values, whatever their origin, are simply a matter of individual taste. Once a society has become multicultural, any attempt by political or religious leaders to resurrect the traditional mores of the inherited culture will meet with limited success, because there is no longer a shared morality. Religious pluralism is an important feature within the broader context of multiculturalism.
