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Link to original post: [drupal=2467]The Country of the Blind[/drupal]
http://www.online-literature.com/wellshg/3/
I really like this story, and I feel that reading it leads very well into my questions about cultural relativism (understanding and judging others based upon their cultures).
I'll summarize quickly: a normal man gets stranded in a long-lost mountain village. In this village, every person is born blind. They have survived by developing their other senses.
The man who can see is accepted into the village. He tries to convince them that there is such a thing as sight, but they think he's insane. The man actually goes on an angry rampage because the villagers will not believe him.
This kind of stuff happens very often. The last time I discussed a court case, my friends all decided that whatever the jury decided would be right. I got into a fight with them over this.
Can we use cultural relativism to judge right and wrong?
http://www.online-literature.com/wellshg/3/
I really like this story, and I feel that reading it leads very well into my questions about cultural relativism (understanding and judging others based upon their cultures).
I'll summarize quickly: a normal man gets stranded in a long-lost mountain village. In this village, every person is born blind. They have survived by developing their other senses.
The man who can see is accepted into the village. He tries to convince them that there is such a thing as sight, but they think he's insane. The man actually goes on an angry rampage because the villagers will not believe him.
This kind of stuff happens very often. The last time I discussed a court case, my friends all decided that whatever the jury decided would be right. I got into a fight with them over this.
Can we use cultural relativism to judge right and wrong?