In fact, it even raises questions about thinking in such context, in a meaningful way.
Unless we first acknowledge the fact that it is not prudent to apply the same principles as they are applied in 'western societies', or give them the same meaning.
But accept that being treated as, for example, 'equal',does not necessarily have to mean being treated as 'equal in a western society.'
But rather within the framework and resources of the particular society. Taking account of their stage of development, and within the context of their resources.
It seems to me that, to a great extent, the language of each societies is really the key, which is probably as should be expected, as language is a verbal and linguistic expression of a people's culture.
So, for example, if a particular language does not have a word or sets of words to describe a certain perception, emotion or action.
It could be the case that is a reality which is foreign to that society, at its point of development, or that it had a different set of perceptual receptors and transmitters which might be the equivalent of the 'foreign ones.'
All of which lead to me briefly contemplating on the issue of the social and environmental conditioning of humans.
The theory that our perceptions of what constitutes states such as 'happiness', 'sadness', 'joy', 'pleasure', 'enlightenment', 'good', 'bad', and many more.
Could largely be a function of our social and environmental conditioning, as opposed to only being biologically determined
Yes, we know that the genes within our our bodies are pre-set to do all they can to survive and ensure their/our survival.
But, as they/we have evolved to the stage of ergo sumness, we desire more than to 'just to survive', to 'just to have the basics'.
To be continued.
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