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| articles:re-writing_iso_9001_through_interpretation [2020/01/24 14:50] – [Re-writing ISO 9001:2015... through Interpretation] rrandall | articles:re-writing_iso_9001_through_interpretation [2022/05/14 11:53] – [Re-writing ISO 9001:2015... through Interpretation] rrandall |
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| ====== Re-writing ISO 9001:2015... through Interpretation ====== | ====== Re-writing ISO 9001:2015... through Interpretation ====== |
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| | According to [[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/textualism|Merriam-Webster]], the word "//textualism//" is defined as a "//strict or rigid adherence to a text (such as the text of the Scriptures)//". This word is most often used in the US legal profession and refers to "//a legal philosophy that laws and legal documents (such as the U.S. Constitution) should be interpreted by considering only the words used in the law or document as they are commonly understood//". |
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| | Understandably, many users attempt to interpret ISO 9001 through textualism. But if that is the intent of the committee responsible for crafting ISO 9001, then why is there a need for so many "official" (and unofficial) interpretations? |
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| ISO 9001:2015 was designed to include many ambiguous/vague requirements because the responsible committee ([[https://www.iso.org/committee/53896.html|ISO TC176/SC2]]) was convinced that in order for the standard to be accepted by a large international user base, it must recognize //cultural relativism//. Cultural relativism is the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another. (See [[articles:context_of_the_organization|Context of the Organization... and "Interested Parties"]]) | ISO 9001:2015 was designed to include many ambiguous/vague requirements because the responsible committee ([[https://www.iso.org/committee/53896.html|ISO TC176/SC2]]) was convinced that in order for the standard to be accepted by a large international user base, it must recognize //cultural relativism//. Cultural relativism is the idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged against the criteria of another. (See [[articles:context_of_the_organization|Context of the Organization... and "Interested Parties"]]) |
