Yes that's true the problem is we do not necessarily react or understanding
this commonness the way the other does - when we substitute our
understanding of universals on the universals of the other we discover we
have little in common outside the formal - the refusal to acknowledge we can
do nothing without engaging to some degree in cultural bias was the general
criticism of Levy-Strauss's structural anthropology - this seems to be
weakness as well of derek's argument - he wants to appreciate the culture of
the other without acknowledging that his appreciation (down to calling it
art in some cases reflects his cultural bias' (ideology) and that inclusion
is not enough to give the other representation.
