Charles Taylor, a Canadian philosopher, argues that cultural survival is precious and is a definitive good. He believes that it is the proper task of state action to define collective substantive objectives for cultures, which can respond to "what is ultimately valuable in life", in order to protect the dialogical being. If we accept the argument that people are dialogic beings, then deaf people should be allowed to live within their deaf culture and father deaf children as they please. By immersing themselves in a culture that surrounds them with others like them, they avoid the harms of lack of recognition and this further gives them a sense of belonging. Charles Taylor's support for the preservation of cultures lies in the idea of ​​a dialogical being. Taylor believes that all human beings are dialogic, which states that our identity is shaped by interactions with others. The dialogic self is constituted by its language, its practices and its culture. Taylor then argues that lack of recognition from those we interact with partly develops our identity and can inflict harm and oppression. “A human being's sense of self is established in the context of his or her ethics and morals. The concept of identity is linked to "who I am". Individuals locate themselves in a contextual environment that may include their relationships with family and friends, their abilities, and the occupations in which they are, or have been. This identifies what is ultimately important to an individual and how this relates to their identity in relation to this.” (Thomas, 2013) This excerpt further explains the dynamics of how dialogic beings function. Individuals obtain their identity through interactions with those around them; therefore it is important that surrounding the...... middle of paper ...... Enzie and Scully's argument, people against the deaf lesbian couple having a deaf child have no reason to legitimize their argument because they will never understand the specific situation, no matter how much they try to “imagine” themselves in their shoes. The social model of disability states that the most disabling part of being disabled is society and culture. Society is defined as people interacting in such a way that they share a common culture. According to Charles Taylor, culture and society must be preserved. Therefore, deaf culture should be preserved in order to avoid misrecognition and harm associated with it, as well as preserve diverse social values. Therefore, members of the deaf culture should be allowed to create deaf children if they wish and we have no right to decide whose life is worth living and whose life is not worth living..