Beyond Freedom and DignityArgues that concepts of freedom and dignity are destructive of values they claim to foster; that a technology of behavior would be more prductive of the good society. |
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... culture has its own set of goods , and what is good in one culture may not be good in another . To recognize this is to take the position of " cultural rela- tivism . " What is good for the Trobriand Islander is good for the Trobriand ...
... culture has its own set of goods , and what is good in one culture may not be good in another . To recognize this is to take the position of " cultural rela- tivism . " What is good for the Trobriand Islander is good for the Trobriand ...
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... culture , like the characteristics of a species , are carried by its members , who transmit them to other members . In general , the greater the number of individuals who carry a species or a culture , the greater its chance of survival ...
... culture , like the characteristics of a species , are carried by its members , who transmit them to other members . In general , the greater the number of individuals who carry a species or a culture , the greater its chance of survival ...
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... culture is a set of practices , but it is not a set which cannot be mixed with other sets . We tend to associate a culture with a group of people . People are easier to see than their behavior , and be- havior is easier to see than the ...
... culture is a set of practices , but it is not a set which cannot be mixed with other sets . We tend to associate a culture with a group of people . People are easier to see than their behavior , and be- havior is easier to see than the ...
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