PHL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Catalepsy, Cross-Dressing
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Truth does not depend on how any sentient subject experiences the world. There can be disagreement over whether an objective claim is true or false. Every integer over 2 can be expressed as the sum of 2 prime numbers. Truth may vary based on experiences examples. Philosophy professors usually do believe this ruth benedict: patterns of culture. Believes saying it is morally good is the same thing as saying it is habitual . Morality differs in every society, and is a convenient term for socially approved habits. People internalize their own culture, and we all tend to view what our own culture labels abnormal or wrong as being truly abnormal or wrong. If we were part of a different culture, we would have their sense of normalcy. Many other cultures regard them as gifted. Plato"s republic viewed homosexuality as a good type of relationship. Many american indian tribes normalized cross-dressing midgely -
