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I'd like to make sure I understand your position here. You seem to be saying there is a body of ideas that has gained such a widespread foothold that they hold
by wwweston 4y ago
I'd like to make sure I understand your position here.
You seem to be saying there is a body of ideas that has gained such a widespread foothold that they hold a significant place in the culture such that they can unfavorably affect social dynamics at civilization-wide levels.
If this is true, it would imply that we should be carefully -- some might even say critically -- be examining civilization at all levels from ideas (and their implications and consequences) through practices so we can understand those dynamics and perhaps help civilizations be more healthy.
Does that sound about right?
Because it also sounds like some kind of critical theory...
- tsol 4y agoYour argument appears to be circular. He said he believes critical theory to have done social harm. You observe that he says there are ideas present in society that cause social harm. Then you say this means we need critical theory to examine such damage(as OP said is the result of critical theory).
- wwweston 4y agoThat's actually not what I said, unless any socially critical examination does in fact meet the definition of "critical theory"... And in fact, no one here knows what the commentor means by that phrase, much less how it's ostensibly done damage, which would be necessary in order to change their mind as invited.
- badpun 4y ago> Because it also sounds like some kind of critical theory... What's the "theory" exactly? It just sounds like common sense.