Broad norm systems contain conflicting norms that weaken universalistic ones.
Evidence
More generally, any broad system of norms is likely to include within it quite different norms that would commend contradictory behaviors in common contexts. It is perhaps therefore not surprising that universalistic norms tend to be vague and limited, and they might tend to be weakened by their potential conflicts. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 273
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 273
- XREF: connects to: Universalistic norms lose force without status-group exclusionary sanctions behind them. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 271; The most unconditional conflicts rest on the strictest shared norms — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 304; Articulated moral rule systems inevitably generate internal rule conflicts — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 220 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Articulated moral rule systems inevitably generate internal rule conflicts
#corroborates(0.92) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 220 - The most unconditional conflicts rest on the strictest shared norms
#complicates(0.78) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 304 - Normative obligation differs fundamentally from being threatened into compliance.
#expands(0.78) — Ronald M. Dworkin, The Model of Rules, 47 - Societies require a mix of discord and harmony to take determinate shape
#complicates(0.72) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 85