I find it funny that Jordan Peterson is basically using his social power to now redefine the word postmodernism/postmodernist.
Taking your framing as given: It’s called “lying” or “name calling”.
So when you label someone as Nazi you are trying to create in/out group differentiation & distance by appealing to…
I disagree with the “you” in this sentence. (It may work as a question. )
Self reference in these cases is an opportunity to make new categories, carefully. For comparison: Is killing people wrong? If yes (in all cases), then it would be wrong both for people to try to kill you, and for you to kill them in self defense. ‘In all cases’ may be incorrect—this restriction can make the answer to a question neither yea nor nay.
I disagree with the “you” in this sentence. (It may work as a question. )
As in, with a question mark at the end ? That’s what I originally intended I believe, but I ended up thinking the phrasing already conveys the “questionnes” of it.
Taking your framing as given: It’s called “lying” or “name calling”.
I disagree with the “you” in this sentence. (It may work as a question. )
Self reference in these cases is an opportunity to make new categories, carefully. For comparison: Is killing people wrong? If yes (in all cases), then it would be wrong both for people to try to kill you, and for you to kill them in self defense. ‘In all cases’ may be incorrect—this restriction can make the answer to a question neither yea nor nay.
As in, with a question mark at the end ? That’s what I originally intended I believe, but I ended up thinking the phrasing already conveys the “questionnes” of it.