Two heavyweights facing off.
At its core a conflict between pragmatism and idealism? Are we thinking about society or is society thinking us? I think I side with Chomsky here: our concept of human nature is socially/intellectually conditioned and constrained by various power structures etc., but we do need a direction - even if it is based on our limited conception of human nature and/or justice. The only reasonable way to reconcile this issue is to - as Chomsky suggests - keep the specter of our fallibility in mind as we proceed.
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Friday, July 17, 2009
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I think Chomsky wins.
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