Moral Absolutes Across Cultural and Socio-Economic Differences – General

chinadivide.com — A common stumbling block in discussions of divisive issues involving China (as well as those that don’t) is the moral absolute, the black and white perspective.

The stumbling block is understandable, because people tend to regard their absolutes (moral or otherwise) as being commonly shared. That’s why they consider them “absolutes”, right? However, as so many philosophers, psychologists, and sociologists have repeatedly taught us over our years of schooling, these absolutes aren’t always what they are, and often they aren’t.

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Moral Absolutes Across Cultural and Socio-Economic Differences

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NFX 1 year 48 weeks ago

Worth it at least for the comments that have got going over there at China Divide.

Alex 1 year 48 weeks ago

That's a bit of a shame they started arguing like that, because I'm a fan of arguees on both sides.

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