tbh xunzi has more nuanced stances than a lot of contemporary commentators. this eg reads like a direct response to globe with meridians display name homo economicus incentives singlemindednesspic.twitter.com/JI2OGnwEro
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when the Simulators gave up pretending not to exist they uplifted the bananas first. if you are reading this be aware that words are fake
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tbh xunzi has more nuanced stances than a lot of contemporary commentators. this eg reads like a direct response to globe with meridians display name homo economicus incentives singlemindednesspic.twitter.com/JI2OGnwEro
or this, which is basically the same argument postrats made in like 2015 that ritual has value for normsetting and communal spirit even if it doesn't inherently do or mean anythingpic.twitter.com/B5bOb565lk
my personal fav is xunzi uses 神 as an adjective meaning exactly what I mean when I say magic: the outward effects of charm or aura or will or spirit, things that may not be mystical but are imponderable, so may as well be, so should be treated as if they are
I don’t really have a comment I just really love the section about the rituals for the treatment of corpses and all his justifications and elaborations for each part
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