PHIL 1413 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Catalepsy
2 Dec 2016
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Regardi(cid:374)g morality, ethi(cid:272)s et(cid:272). there"s no objective truth. Many general truths that we believe are universal (murder is wrong etc. ) can be refuted. Concept of being normal/abnormal is significantly culturally determined. Even the (cid:272)riterio(cid:374) of (cid:862)i(cid:374)a(cid:271)ility to fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) so(cid:272)ially(cid:863) does not seem to be universal as a test of abnormality. Some demonstrate that those who are viewed as socially dysfunctional in one culture are often viewed as perfectly functional in another in some cases even admirable. Differences are quite drastic with respect to showing anger, joy or grief, or in human drives such as sex, and in religious rites and marriage. An abnormality in one culture may be viewed as the cornerstone of another social structure. Examples include: trance and catalepsy, homosexuality, paranoia, insanity. The view from which we evaluate a situation in conditioned by the long established traditions and habits of our society.
