For younger Americans on the right as on the left, “politics” is mostly not about government, but about expressing largely-imaginary “cultural values.” Two analytical essays from @Scholars_Stage, summarized in thread ending here:https://twitter.com/Scholars_Stage/status/1239959226564239361 …
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Replying to @Meaningness @Scholars_Stage
This isn't so much about imagined values. Tanner's point is that it's about positive conceptions of life in a society. These are very real questions. What are we doing together?
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Replying to @wolftivy @Scholars_Stage
Hmm, I took him as saying that the Millenial right hasn’t managed to articulate a positive conception that’s credible enough to appeal to more than a small fraction of potential adherents. Maybe I misunderstood?
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I agree that some conception of the good that is both realistic and appealing is important, but no one seems to have one :(
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Replying to @Meaningness @Scholars_Stage
I think no one has worked out explicit verbal philosophy, but there are definitely still competing substantive worldviews here. As they get worked out on a deeper level, much will change, but they are real.
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Replying to @Meaningness @Scholars_Stage
So do I! That's why I basically try to figure out more worked out philosophical groundings that solve the problems people are fighting over. I make an attempt at one possible grounding in upcoming
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Great! You’ve been hinting at this for a while; eager to read!
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I think it's going to be spicy. Any possible solution necessarily violates the hell out of many of our deep philosophical commitments.
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