# Understanding on its own terms

Anthropologists learned to describe a way of life as its members do, before judging it. Some then argued that no culture can be judged from outside. Others say some judgments hold across cultures. Both views have careful defenders.

Connects to:
- [Does language shape thought?](https://mapideas.org/i/la_whorf)
- [Reading traditional stories](https://mapideas.org/i/st_study)
- [Do values differ?](https://mapideas.org/i/et_relativism)
- [Can stories be shared with care?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_share_story)
- [Do values differ everywhere?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_values)
- [Can traditions understand?](https://mapideas.org/i/q_x_understand)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Cultural relativism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_relativism)

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