Research Paper on:
Western Thought and Universal Law

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ideas found in the rest of the world. Hinduism is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 10 sources. SA144law.rtf When the two pilots plunged their planes  into the twin towers on September 11, 2001, everyone was shocked. It was a blow to the world. No one could say that they had a good reason for doing  so. Yet, there were applause on some beaches in the Middle East and then there is retaliation by the U.S. that many support. On other shores, people ask how can  everyone support the United States when they are killing innocent people? They call it collateral damage, but is that just? Is there such a thing as a just war?  There are terms bandied about such as cultural relativity and deviance and one has to accept certain definitions in order to accept that things  are one way in some lands, but quite another in different regions. Can there be universal ethics and law or must they be separate and distinct dependent upon the nation  being discussed? Much of the answer goes to a societal definition of deviance. Wolfe (1995) explains deviance by first describing society with a particularly interesting view. He notes  that the driving force of contemporary romanticism in the social sciences is equivalent to an attack on bourgeois values (1995). He explains that with the exception of Herbert Spencer, sociologists  have developed their field in direct opposition with utilitarianism and other forms of "economic" theories concerning society (1995). While Wolfes premise is of course controversial as indeed sociologists do account  for monetary differentiation, it should be accepted for the sake of argument so that his point may be made. Wolfe (1995) continues to explain that sociology puts an emphasis