Your assertion fails to explain the lack of equivalent respect for equally extreme political theories with different object-level moral lessons. Foucault hardly lacked intellectual courage.
Seriously, Moldbug does have both intellectual courage and coherence of thought. But so do lots of thinkers who have reached radically different conclusions.
First, he didn’t start out that way. In many parts of academia, he’s still quite controversial. Anyway, there are other thinkers, just as extreme as Foucault or Moldbug, who don’t have a vocal mass of followers locally.
Second, the relevant market (appears contrarian to potential LWer) is measured by distance from folk philosophy mainstream, not distance from academic mainstream.
Simple explanation: LWers respect intellectual courage, and Moldbug has lots of it.
Your assertion fails to explain the lack of equivalent respect for equally extreme political theories with different object-level moral lessons. Foucault hardly lacked intellectual courage.
Time-cube guy 2016!
Seriously, Moldbug does have both intellectual courage and coherence of thought. But so do lots of thinkers who have reached radically different conclusions.
Links? Tempt me with mind killing.
I don’t know. It’s hard to say given how mainstream he is in academia.
First, he didn’t start out that way. In many parts of academia, he’s still quite controversial. Anyway, there are other thinkers, just as extreme as Foucault or Moldbug, who don’t have a vocal mass of followers locally.
Second, the relevant market (appears contrarian to potential LWer) is measured by distance from folk philosophy mainstream, not distance from academic mainstream.