Given a choice between rationalism & anti-rationalism, I will unhesitatingly choose the first. Until we create something better—which I hope we will—rationalist institutions are absolutely necessary to our survival. But the age of rationalism has passed.https://meaningness.com/metablog/rationalism-critiques …
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@peterboghossian, I would have been less polite than@peternlimberg, and pressed him with "yes, and"s. Standpoint epistemology is not entirely wrong; we do all have limited knowledge and understanding, which is partly a matter of social position; this does matter.3 replies 1 retweet 13 likesShow this thread -
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Chalk up my lack of “yes anding” to my Canadian politeness, also to the telos of the podcast. I would like to explore what Peter and other rationalist atheists think of the possibility of a healthy postmodernism or if pomo done right can serve as a bridge to something new.
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Thanks, this is an interesting format! (Are there examples as podcasts?) I'd be interested to try it at some point (with some interlocutor, and I admire
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The difficulty I have in talking with rationalists is that there's no good explanation of meta-rationalism anywhere yet. (Which is, obviously, entirely the fault of meta-rationalists; one I'm trying to rectify but I'm to blame more than anyone.)
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That means there's realistically no way the rationalist can follow the discussion I would like to have. There's no way they can prepare short of reading a dozen famously difficult books in disparate fields, which is unreasonable.
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Then the rationalist seems ignorant and stubborn to onlookers who have acquired a meta-rational view; whereas the meta-rationalist in the discussion seems obscurantist and arrogant to those who have not.
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The aim of the Eggplant book is to present meta-rationalism concisely in plain language specifically for the technically educated (primarily scientists and engineers but also analytic philosophers). Then maybe discussion will become possible!
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If your ever down and available for it, I would love to have a recorded or non-recorded conversation with you about how a post/meta rationalist can effectively point to the limitations of rationality while at the same time inviting instead of triggering a rationalist.
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Thank you! Definitely someday. I should finish the book first so people know what we’re talking about.
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