Professor Mary Midgely in her article “Trying Out One’s New Sword” (The White Text, pp. 34 – 37) criticizes a position which “many people theoretically favor” (page 34. paragraph one) namely: “denying that we can ever understand any culture except our own well enough to make judgements about it (page 34, paragraph one). Do you agree with Professor Midgley or not? Are cross cultural judgements possible? Why or why not? Give reasons in support of your answer.
