A very thorough look at the clarity, reason & epistemological concerns many people otherwise inclined to be sympathetic to at least some of Dr Peterson's views have raised & an explanation of why It is so frustrating & often fruitless to raise them.https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/03/the-intellectual-we-deserve …
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>First, take some extremely obvious platitude or truism. Make sure it actually does contain some insight, though it can be rather vague. Many philosophers and public intellectuals, historically. >It does help if you are male and Caucasian. Casual -isms detract from your point.
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>If it’s so “obvious” that he can be written off as a charlatan, why do so many people respect his intellect? Motivational speakers need not be especially original-- merely memorable. I do not see anything fundamentally different about, e.g., Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning".
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Replying to @__ice9 @HPluckrose
The litmus test of utility in such a niche predominantly hinges on efficacy for the reader, not subjective perceptions of originality by ideologically-blinkered critics.
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>“archetypes” that have developed over... our species’ evolution. >by studying myths, we can see values and frameworks shared across cultures, and can therefore understand the structures that guide us. Yes, common in comparative literature/religion, cultural anthropology, etc.
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