The culture of identity attempts to claim that all people are equal because they are different. It is in fact these differences that make them equal. However, this cannot be the case. Two different things can only be weighed equally if it is in reference to something else, a context, that we judge them against.
For example, a man and a woman, being different, are not “equal”. However, when judged against a horizon of higher value, such as human dignity, we can say they are equal despite their differences.
Connections
The Horizon of Context Is Given To Us
Beliefs Require A Background of Culture To Be Valid
Reference
� The Ethics of Authenticity