Lyman Bryson, Louis Finfelstein, R. M. MacIver. This article focuses on the theme of world peace. Locke argues that ideological differences can be attenuated by a philosophy of cultural relativism. Arbitrary cultural attitudes and perspectives lead to cultural dominance and the exploitation of differences. This condition threatens peaceful relations between cultures.
Cultural relativism provides a possibility for achieving peace.
This is because cultural relativism is opposed to absolutism and dogmatism. The scholarly approach to a relativistic study of culture is anthropology. A reorientation of scholarly endeavor is required upon the adoption of a new outlook. Locke focuses on the prospect of implementing a program of cultural relativism in hopes of contributing to world peace. These concepts constitute basic corollaries of the principle of cultural relativism.