And how did that work in the civil rights movement? Did we have "perspectives"? There was truth which was experienced, then communicated.
What does this mean? Didn't societal values change towards the liberal principle of equal rights, freedoms and opportunities?
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America is mixture of: 1. Enlightenment ideals 2. Original sins (race, etc.) We only progress on #2 when we listen to others' truths.
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I don't know what that means.
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Slavery/race = America's national sin. Clearest way have not lived to our ideals. How did/do we improve? Listening to other perspectives.
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Well, it matters what they are. That's the important bit. You extended human rights to everyone because your values became more liberal.
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And you certainly don't need postmodernism to listen to other perspectives. You can just do that & then evaluate them factually & ethically.
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Refining that process of evaluating factual and moral claims & implementing the best ones is essentially the project of modernity.
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Yes, and recognizing it can be difficult to see others' perspectives and power distorts that view is postmodernism. Therefore, need both.
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No, it isn't. Everyone knows this. PoMo didn't invent it. It's essentially what the liberal goal for free speech was about .
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Where does this belief in a homogeneous US come from? Many voices (inspired by "natural rights" enlightenment ) hated slavery from day 1
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