8/31 Flashcards
A ___ claim seeks to describe the way something actually is
Descriptive
A ___ claims seeks to describe the way something should/ought to be
Normative
Nussbaum’s 5 errors in Cross-Cultural Engagement
- Descriptive Chauvinism
- Descriptive Romanticism
- Normative Chauvinism
- Normative Arcadianism/Utopianism
- Normative Skepticism
___ is re-creating the other image of oneself, downplaying/ignoring/missing the differences
Descriptive Chauvinism
___ is the expression of a romantic longing for exotic experiences that our familiar lives seem to deny us
Descriptive Romanticism
___ is the thought that if it’s different, it’s wrong/bad. Our culture is the best and everything else is inferior.
Normative Chauvinism
___ is the thought that if it’s different, it’s better. The other culture is untouched by the voices of our own.
Normative Arcadianism/Utopianism
___ is thinking that we should suspend all value judgment. Don’t make (or maybe it’s impossible to make) good, cross-cultural moral criticisms.
Normative Skepticism
Dangers of Normative Chauvinism (4)
- Can motivate horrific actions (genocide, oppression)
- Embedded sense of superiority
- Don’t question your own culture
- There’d be no progress, lack of self-analysis/criticism
Cure to Normative Chauvinism
Curiosity
Dangers of Normative Arcadianism/Utopianism (3)
- Miss problems in the other culture
- Danger of absorbing vices that you don’t understand
- Decreases sense of community
Cure to Normative Arcadianism/Utopianism
Vigorous debate, especially involving the weak and powerless in a society
Dangers of Normative Skepticism (3)
- Perpetuates the problems of all the cultures
- Lack of productive discourse
- Stagnation
Cure to Normative Skepticism
Appeal to common human problems
