> > [Krimel] > > And yet you frequently argue from the point of view of the superiority of > > your particular culture and its particular set of moral codes. But I would > > agree to some extent with the idea that it is better to exist than not. > > [Platt] > I argue for the superiority of a particular culture based on Pirsig's moral > hierarchy, as he explained: > > "A culture that supports the dominance of social values over biological > values is an absolutely superior culture to one that does not, and a culture > that supports the dominance of intellectual values over social values is > absolutely superior to one that does not. It is immoral to speak against a > people because of the color of their skin, or any other genetic > characteristic because these are not changeable and don't matter anyway. But > it is not immoral to speak against a person because of his cultural > characteristics if those cultural characteristics are-immoral. These are > changeable and they do matter." (Lila, 24) > > In other words, I think multiculturism based on the premise that all > cultures are morally equal is bunk, the British teacher in Sudan facing 6 > months in prison and 40 lashes for allowing her class to name a teddy bear > Mohammed being a current case in point. > > [Krimel] > I find judging the actions of people in one culture by the standards of > another culture to be about the most morally reprehensible thing I can > imagine.
[Platt] So there is no moral difference between Western and Muslim law, especially in regards to status and treatment of women? > >From the stand point of evolution diversity is in some sense THE highest > good. It represents freedom and a broader range of options. When > circumstances undergo change diversity of options is often the difference > between existence continuing and existence ending. [Platt] A good argument for defending individual freedom from cultures that smother it. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
