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    We should use only contextually and internally given crit... — Carmelics
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    We should use only contextually and internally given criteria of rationality when assessing the belief systems of other cultures and societies.

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    • 1.Standards of rationality in different societies do not always coincide.
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    • 2.What counts as rational is decided by a backdrop of norms governing a given language and form of life.
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    • 3.It does not make sense to speak of a universal standard of rationality.
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    • 1.The claim that rationality standards vary across cultures is itself advanced as a cross-culturally valid rational insight, undermining its own relativist conclusion.
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    • 2.Any coherent methodology for identifying distinct 'belief systems' presupposes shared logical criteria such as non-contradiction, which cannot themselves be culturally local.
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    • 1.Donald Davidson's principle of charity demonstrates that radical interpretation of alien belief systems requires attributing largely true and logically consistent beliefs, implying a universal rational baseline.
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    • 2.If internal criteria alone govern assessment, we lose the conceptual resources to distinguish genuine belief revision from mere social conformity within a culture.
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    Earlier defenses of epistemic relativism centered on the idea of alternative rationalities and were often developed as a reaction to the charge of irrationality leveled at non-Western tribal people. Rationality traditionally is seen as a cognitive virtue as well as a hallmark of the scientific method. The complex notion of rationality is intimately tied to requirements of consistency, justification, warrant and evidence for beliefs. Relativists about rationality cast doubt on the universal appli
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