Ethics and Social Conventions
Rachels contends that there is a standard that we can use to judge right and wrong conduct that is neutral to the culture, a criterion that may be equally applied to all societies (including our own). Explain your understanding of how this neutral standard may be applied in cases such as that of Mukhtar Mai, a girl who was ordered by tribal leaders to be raped publicly as a punishment for her younger brother's "crime" of being involved with an older woman from a higher social class