Is it wrong to judge how people behaved in the past based on today's morals?
Jul 6, 2018 9:43:12 GMT
Post by phludowin on Jul 6, 2018 9:43:12 GMT
Is it wrong to judge the behaviour of people in non-modern western societies by standards of modern western societies?
My opinion: It's ok to judge them, if their country signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and if their society violates them.
However, in the past, there was no Universal Declaration of Human Rights. So judging them is more difficult.
But some people did it anyway. Nuremberg trials anyone?
My opinion: It's ok to judge them, if their country signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and if their society violates them.
However, in the past, there was no Universal Declaration of Human Rights. So judging them is more difficult.
But some people did it anyway. Nuremberg trials anyone?