"Is it consistent to say that the beautiful parts of a culture come from an essential and immutable inheritance, whereas the non-beautiful parts are imposed from somewhere else?"
It is one of my favorite features of your thinking and writing, Julia, that you can see through inconsistencies such as this. I've noticed many such examples since beginning to read you, and am thankful for each one!
"Is it consistent to say that the beautiful parts of a culture come from an essential and immutable inheritance, whereas the non-beautiful parts are imposed from somewhere else?"
It is one of my favorite features of your thinking and writing, Julia, that you can see through inconsistencies such as this. I've noticed many such examples since beginning to read you, and am thankful for each one!
Thanks, Paul!