Does moral relativism support the view that we should be tolerant of other cultures?
(1) The claim that 'we should be tolerant' is itself a moral claim. It does not operate over above the field of moral discourse in a neutral and 'objective' sphere of inquiry
(2) Both tolerance and intolerance must be tolerated by the truly tolerant. If the tolerant fails to tolerate the intolerant he/she becomes the intolerant
(3) 'Tolerance' is a by-product of a particular moral locus- of Western liberal democracies! Western multiculturalism is not truly neutral. It privileges certain values. Tolerance and openness are rooted in Western modernity.
Sunday, 24 May 2009
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