The death of relativism?

The death of relativism?

Can the West keep up its postmodernist ideology of relativism–that there is no moral truth and that all cultures are equally valid–in the face of ISIS terrorism?  Andrew Klavan thinks not.

From Andrew Klavan, The Death of a Bad Idea | PJ Media:

Watching Obama’s speech Sunday night, it occurred to me that we are watching the death of a bad idea. The idea that there is no moral truth — and that therefore no one culture is better than any other — and that therefore any dominant culture must have become dominant through injustice — and that therefore the dominant west is to blame for the rest of the world’s ills — follows from a certain strain of western thought, call it the Nietzschean strain. It is incorrect and it has failed and now it’s crumbling.

[Keep reading. . .]

"Not according to the report that I heard. It only knew the rules and the ..."

“The Ideological Pursuit of the Machine ..."
"I would guess AI was also fed many, many books of chess strategy and the ..."

“The Ideological Pursuit of the Machine ..."
"What you say in jest is true. Ut is long. The first minute and a ..."

“The Ideological Pursuit of the Machine ..."
"I heard of a case where an AI agent was supposed to be deleted - ..."

“The Ideological Pursuit of the Machine ..."

Browse Our Archives

Follow Us!


TAKE THE
Religious Wisdom Quiz

Who said, "The love of money is the root of all evil"?

Select your answer to see how you score.