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I can’t say this is true, but it seems to me that Peter Theil views René Girard’s ideas on scapegoats and mimetic theory as correct, but views them not as an id
by monkeycantype 1y ago
I can’t say this is true, but it seems to me that Peter Theil views René Girard’s ideas on scapegoats and mimetic theory as correct, but views them not as an identification of the flaws we must outgrow as a species, but as a feature to be used to control and rule.
- HKH2 1y agoWell you can agree with the description and not the prescription. You can't derive an is from an ought after all. I generally agree with the Buddhist description of reality but don't agree with their conclusions about what should be done about it.
- monkeycantype 1y agoHK, what do you mean when you say 'can't derive an is from an ought after all.' I can read a meaning in that but I'm not sure if I'm understanding it the way you intend or not.
- HKH2 1y agoDescriptions cannot directly lead to prescriptions. Values come from you (the subject). 'Junk food is bad for your health' is a description, but who is it that decides that health is more important than pleasure? The prescription 'Don't eat junk food' is rooted in a value (e.g. that health is more important than pleasure), but you have the freedom to simply reject that value. How much moderation we should have is subjective.