> This is a distinctly Western perspective: that intent matters
I am kind of curious about the perspective here. Is the argument that "eastern" (I assume, as opposed to "western") perspectives do not consider intent in evaluating actions?
I am kind of curious about the perspective here. Is the argument that "eastern" (I assume, as opposed to "western") perspectives do not consider intent in evaluating actions?
A country like China would actually be in the middle on that scale, and it was also discussed how it's rapidly becoming more individualistic due to a number of policies, most notably the one-child policy.
But Chomsky is overrated anyway imo. Really smart, but an Ivory tower elite at the end of the day.
This would seem to support the hypothesis that not all cultures value intent as much.