
How Culture Changes: A Discussion of James Davidson Hunter's Thesis
Just and Sinner Podcast
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Is Your Culture a Product of Culture?
We are all influenced by the ideas that are around us because they seep into our culture. It doesn't mean that you have to be reading conscritique of pure reason to be influenced by conscritie of pure reason. We view the world through the lands of these cultural products, whether we recognize it or we don't recognize it. And this is true of morality as well. As he's not just talking about truth claims. He says, most of what really counts, in terms of what shapes us and directs us, we are not aware of. Tha's why it's important to get into the areas of philosophy and ideas, because these things do shape us.
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