Ethics and Values / Unit 2 Ethics 052 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Belief Differences Beneath Value Differences
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The idea
Some cross-cultural differences in practice come from different factual beliefs, not different values; the values can match while the beliefs diverge.
In practice
A society that holds cows to house ancestors' souls refuses beef. The refusal tracks a belief about souls, not a different attitude toward grandmothers.
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