Moral Isolationism Essay Questions

1. Midgley denies that respecting other cultures requires us to refrain from making negative judgments about them. Is this true? Why or why not?

2. Midgley argues that moral isolationism amounts to “a general ban on moral reasoning.” Is she correct about this? Why or why not?

3. Midgley says that “if we accept something as a serious moral truth about one culture, we can’t refuse to apply it—in however different an outward form—to other cultures as well, wherever circumstances admit.” Is she saying that there is exactly one universal morality that applies to all cultures? Why or why not?