[Sigia-l] morality in IA

[Eric Scheid]

On 16/11/02 10:41 AM, "Derek R" <derek at derekrogerson.com> wrote:

> with questions of morality and ethics there is *no* partiality.

Only in certain cultures. In some cultures there is a bias towards
particularism, away from universalism, and rules of conduct for all manner
of things are driven by the relationships people have, rather than some
universal rules.

This is one of the dimensions of culture that Hofstede identified.

    http://www.via-web.de/ibc/universalism_particularism.html

The USA leans heavily towards the universalism side of the scale, which has
benefits but also downsides. Read the link for more.

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(yes, I know Hofstede's work is primarily regarding business culture)