Context

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Claim

Context is the meaning, interpretation and often the reason behind our actions, knowledge and perceptions. Context essentially requires us to understand both the Environmental factors and the way that they affect us. Therefore a change in the context can be either a change in the actual environmental factors around us, and/or the way we are affected by them.

Explanation

In both cases, you can have the same people act completely differently solely due to the change in context. However, a person can act completely different in the same situation, if they decide to change their perspective.

Sometimes, we have a common conception on what should be the desired reaction to each context, which is often dictated by our culture. People who go against the norms of that context are considered rude or strange. Therefore our Judgment adds subjective value to objective events is dependent on the context, however this doesn't mean that all morality is relative, rather I believe that the same values are different in their actualization based on context.

Why it matters

It stems from that that knowing the specific context and how it effects us is critical for moral behavior. Without it it is much harder to be a moral person, because the same act can be considered rude or polite Free will is knowledge, which forces both our perception and our behavior to be adaptable to some extent.

Examples

Social context can affect our behavior by changing what is considered acceptable in that situation. A professional convention is a context where we will likely act in a more restricted, polite and calm manner, while a party is a context where we will likely by more expressive, impulsive and direct. Identity is shaped by and shapes our social interactions

If they believe that your workplace should be like a family, they will likely act in a more friend-like way.

It is perhaps considered polite to hug strangers in Europe, but rude to do so in Asia.

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