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Honor-based cultures come with their own set of problems. > The concept of honour appears to have declined in importance in the modern West; conscience has rep
by mLuby 5y ago
Honor-based cultures come with their own set of problems.
> The concept of honour appears to have declined in importance in the modern West; conscience has replaced it in the individual context, and the rule of law (with the rights and duties defined therein) has taken over in a social context. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honour
- wyager 5y agoThe critical weakness of honor is that it’s vulnerable to defectors, which can emerge and thrive in a society where A) the cost of ostracism is small B) there are groups of people with incompatible cultural bases. Cosmopolitanism is incompatible with honor- or trust-based systems.