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Yeah, I started reading this and got a very strong "Steven Pinker" vibe from it. Except I pushed back a lot more against Pinker's assertions than Kahneman's.
by RodericDay 10y ago
Yeah, I started reading this and got a very strong "Steven Pinker" vibe from it. Except I pushed back a lot more against Pinker's assertions than Kahneman's.
- kobayashi 10y agoI've never read a critique of Pinker, and found his article on academic prose to be quite well-written. Would you expand upon your "Steven Pinker vibe"?
- RodericDay 10y agoThere's multiple, none definitive (the cool thing about writing a giant tome is that somebody has to write a giant tome back). I've just picked up on them as I discuss his work online on various venues, which I feel panders very obviously to well-off westerners seeking reassurance. Here's r/AskHistorians describing his laughable characterization of the An Lushan rebellion (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/svsej/what_do_historians_think_of_steven_pinkers_the/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/svsej/what_d...) There's another that dismantles his use of an ancient human corpse found carrying "weapons" to suggest that there had been a murder. Yet another discusses sloppy research where me mis-portrays some joke minor journal as representative of an academic field and makes broad generalizations based on it. One day I'll collect my own compendium. In the meantime, if you're curious, just scour reddit or something.