But that would hold true in whatever culture that happened. The morality would be consistent.
To think this is to be culturally relative. It could be OK to deny women equality if those women are Saudi, not if western.
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And, more specifically, it would be the most trivial application of 'cultural relativity'. ("Everything I don't know much about is fine")
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I don't know what you mean abt knowledge. I'm not talking abt ppl not addressing problems coz they don't know they exist. 1/2
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Talking abt them having a principle that they shouldn't be challenged because we shld respect other cultures moral values.
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Let's find a better word for that attitude… 'other-cultural affirmative'? Because there are no ethics involved in such blanket statements.
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"Everything outside of my culture is good" If everything is 'good', you don't need ethics.
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That's why I say moral relativism doesn't really have any. All cultural norms are equally good.
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Well… that's how you defined it! So of course it has that property.
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