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Replying to @fronxer @HPluckrose
But how can you tell the difference if you don't know what people's moral assessments are based on? One can be mistaken for the other.
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Replying to @fronxer
You have to know what they're based on to call it cultural relativity. You need to know its based on cultural values.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @fronxer
If you don't know if someone threw a gay man off a building coz his values are homophobic or coz the man was trying to kill him...
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Replying to @HPluckrose @fronxer
...then you have to reserve judgement on the ethics. If turns out to be the former, liberal values must condemn it despite culture.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I find it hard to think abt the "despite culture" part, bc it's such a broad placeholder. It's be much easier to look at concrete cultures.
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Replying to @fronxer
You can just think all ppl deserve human rights, equal rights & freedoms &this not vary by deference to cultural norms which differ
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Replying to @HPluckrose
If I am an expert in 2 sets of cultural norms, I shld be able to determine the morality of actions in both. If not, then I can't.
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Replying to @fronxer
Why? Why do you have to be an expert in Saudi culture to decide whether Saudi women shld have the same rights & freedoms as men?
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Replying to @HPluckrose
Because maybe Saudi men have rights that nobody should have? For example
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Well, obviously you have know that inequality exists to address it but I'm talking abt ppl who do & excuse it due to cult. rel.
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