I see ideologues of all sorts as lacking courage to decide that larger-than-human truths exist and begin somewhere
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Really? In America at least I see far more ideologues claiming they have unique hold on larger-than-human truth.
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ah that's just religion :) I mean more important things like deciding 2+2=4 is not about racism or LGBT rights
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I trust myself to decide where the science ends, politics begins there :) My point is it's not ALL politics
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I trust myself to the extent to which I know the systemic institutional biases shaping research subjects and incentives.
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I think we actually agree on a lot. We just value things very differently. Specifically human meatbags.
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Have you read any Latour? Specifically We Have Never Been Modern or other Actor Network Theory stuff?
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yes I have, and yes you're right re my reaction. Overall I like him though.
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His analytical method reminds me of you, but I can’t imagine a philosophical position further from yours.
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I like ANT as a philosophy of technology, not as a philosophy of science, math or logic.

