“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it.” George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Book 1, Chapter VII Antonio Gramsci's concept of hegemony explains how the ruling class, the bourgeoisie, maintained its power using the culture. According to him, cultural hegemony allowed the dominants to legitimize particular social norms for all. In other words, shared values are just tools created by the so-called oppressing class to keep the oppressed classes under control, and the same principle applies for rationalism and objective truth.
Another easy-to-understand essay on a complex subject. What do you think Lysenko's impact was on the critical theorists' adherents? There seems to be a great deal of 'intersectionality.' And how about Hegel's influence on Gramsci? On reflection, I think each of your paragraphs is worthy of its own essay.
Not sure if we can say that Lysenko has impacted CT adherents but the parrelle between his (what can be called) "anti-natural" dogma and the new left woke dogma is spine-chilling.
I really like that the Wrongspeak Platform requires shorter essays. I am happy with the essays I re-wrote for the platform. I, unfortunately, tend to create essays that are too well-marbled with fat. The limit forces lean.
Reading your take on Lysenko, the trans movement popped in my mind. Was it Ardono who advocated for transcending biology? Do you think such a belief system is perhaps the 'natural' outcome of their belief system where there is no divine power?
When I wrote about Lysenko, the trans movement was in my mind. I think the new left ideology and its roots (Frankfurt School, French theory,...) Is an "anti-natural" movement. Their belief that "everything is social" ultimately put them at war against the innate i.e. biology, science, nature
The Lysenko discussion was a concrete example of their ideology gone wrong - very profound. Through the Looking Glass is one of my favorite books. I loved the interplay between Humpty Dumpty and Alice where he declares when it comes to words and their meaning, he is the master. I thought it was funny. I wonder if the rise of linguistics influenced Marx and Neo-Marxism. I haven't looked into Wittgenstein yet but I understand his philosophy underwent a profound change.
Another easy-to-understand essay on a complex subject. What do you think Lysenko's impact was on the critical theorists' adherents? There seems to be a great deal of 'intersectionality.' And how about Hegel's influence on Gramsci? On reflection, I think each of your paragraphs is worthy of its own essay.
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Well, there is a lot to answer 😊
Not sure if we can say that Lysenko has impacted CT adherents but the parrelle between his (what can be called) "anti-natural" dogma and the new left woke dogma is spine-chilling.
We could debate at length on Hegel influence on Gramsci. We could definitely call Gramsci vision of Marxism "Hegelian Marxism"
As you mentioned, each concept/topic deserve its own essay but I gave myself some simple rules. One being circa 1200 words per article.
I really like that the Wrongspeak Platform requires shorter essays. I am happy with the essays I re-wrote for the platform. I, unfortunately, tend to create essays that are too well-marbled with fat. The limit forces lean.
Reading your take on Lysenko, the trans movement popped in my mind. Was it Ardono who advocated for transcending biology? Do you think such a belief system is perhaps the 'natural' outcome of their belief system where there is no divine power?
When I wrote about Lysenko, the trans movement was in my mind. I think the new left ideology and its roots (Frankfurt School, French theory,...) Is an "anti-natural" movement. Their belief that "everything is social" ultimately put them at war against the innate i.e. biology, science, nature
The Lysenko discussion was a concrete example of their ideology gone wrong - very profound. Through the Looking Glass is one of my favorite books. I loved the interplay between Humpty Dumpty and Alice where he declares when it comes to words and their meaning, he is the master. I thought it was funny. I wonder if the rise of linguistics influenced Marx and Neo-Marxism. I haven't looked into Wittgenstein yet but I understand his philosophy underwent a profound change.