Re: Myth of the Given

Posted by Prof David West on Aug 20, 2020; 8:46pm
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Some reactions to Bonevac's lecture.

1) The only place where postmodernism continues to hold influence is among leftist academics and politics, e.g. gender studies, ethnic studies, a portion of BLM, Antifa rhetoric (talk by self-identified folk - make no claim as to whether a "movement" as such exists), revisionist history, etc. etc.

2) Yes!! to Quine.

3) the enlightenment slide — my alternative, with a totally different meaning of "enlightenment:"

Enlightenment

There is independent Truth.

There is no independent objective knowledge of IT - only direct, unmediated, apprehension.

Reason is the Great Deceiver!

Acting rationally, as if the actor and her reason had any effect, is attached action and ensures failure and misery.

davew

On Thu, Aug 20, 2020, at 11:01 AM, jon zingale wrote:

> "Maybe postmodernism itself stands between me and screen..."

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