No privileged starting point exists save historically varying human purposes

Evidence

But if all that is true, it has a philosophical con- sequence: there are no given starting points, no Archimedian points or indubit- able concepts, or privileged methods. The only basing point we have is the historically varying nature of human purposes. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 348

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 348
• XREF: connects to: What we preserve today may not be valued by our descendants — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 46; The state precedes the individual because humans achieve their full purpose only within society — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 802; A punishment form tied to early capitalism cannot claim eternal validity (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• The state precedes the individual because humans achieve their full purpose only within society #contradicts (0.85) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 802
• What we preserve today may not be valued by our descendants #corroborates (0.75) — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 46
• Social and cultural structures overdetermine our natural human constitution. #expands (0.60)