The Blue Pill Without Amnesia–On the Philosophical Foundations of Political Correctness, Part 2.
The claim is that authors like Hume or Kant were the unwitting (and sometimes conscious) architects of a history of Western oppression and universalism.
Otto Paans
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The Blue Pill Without Amnesia–On the Philosophical Foundations of Political Correctness, Part 3.
The current movement is largely about emotional well-being. More than the last, it presumes an extraordinary fragility of the collegiate psyche, and therefore elevates the goal of protecting students from psychological harm.
Thoughts on Postmodernity 1: An Impossible Presentation.
As such, postmodern culture was an easy target for capitalism: the endless proliferation of sexualities, cultural backgrounds, language games and narratives could be marketed without too much effort.
Fragments of Reality, Fragments of Solidarity.
The result is a cacophony of voices, images, half-formed opinions, and textual fragments. It is evidently not a Rawlsian “marketplace of ideas” where we argue reasonably and rationally about political measures and/or preferences.
Thoughts on Postmodernity 2: The Tensions of the Past and the Fluidity of the Present.
The great advantage of this approach is that one can follow the author’s reasoning and start to perceive conceptual connections one didn’t see any previously.
Being Oppressed vs. Being Offended: Why A Real Dialogue About Racism is Still Far Away.
The important distinction I want to make is between (i) anyone’s being treated in such a way that this mode of treatment either fails to have sufficient respect for their dignity or outright violates their dignity, which is being oppressed,