,*APT] #f ,REASON & ,REVOLUTION #aiigaiig ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK ,TEXT 3 ,*APT] #f3 ,REASON & ,REVOLUTION ,! ,DEAN D5\NCES LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S = SUCCUMB+ TO ! REACTION>Y 9TELLECTUAL CURR5TS ( ! LA/ QU>T] C5TURY1 SU* AS IRRATIONALISM 7#a-#b1 #i1 #e#e-#e#f @& PASSIM74 ,HE LAM5TS ! ,/IRN]I/ 0F>EWELL TO OBJECTIVE REALITY0 7#e#c7 AN ! DISDA9 = 0REASON AS SU*0 7#b#h74 ,) HIS USUAL SELF-ABSORPTION SANS SELF-AW>5ESS1 ,BOOK*9 FAILS TO NOTICE ?AT HE IS E*O+ ! RIT1 & MUSIC4 ,! Y\NG PEOPLE :O >ROGANTLY REFUS$ TO 0TRU/ ANYONE . OV] ?IRTY10 TO USE A POPUL> SLOGAN ( ! DAY1 SEV]$ ALL TIES ) ! BE/ TRADITIONS ( ! PA/ 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#h#i3 #a#f#b74 70,TRU/ NO ONE OV] ?IRTY0 7TO GET ! SLOGAN RILY FROM ! CONS]VATIVE DEMI-9TELLIG5TSIA1 FROM ,HILTON ,KRAM]1 ,NORMAN ,PODHORETZ1 ,MIDGE ,DE*T]1 ,JAMES ,Q4 ,WILSON1 ,IRV+ ,KRI/OL1 ,WILLIAM ,F4 ,BUCKLEY1 ,GEORGE ,WILL1 ,NEWT ,G+RI*1 ,?OMAS ,S[ELL1 ,WILLIAM ,SAFI]1 ,CL>5CE ,?OMAS1 ,PAT ,BU*ANAN & ! ,H]ITAGE ,F\NDATION CREW4 ,EV]Y G5]ATION1 ONCE IT S5SES ?AT IT'S BE+ SUPPLANT$ BY ! NEXT ONE1 =GETS ?AT IT WAS ONCE ! UP/>T 7! RI*I/S >E AFFLICT$1 *>GES ! ,DEAN1 ) MY/ICISM & IRRATIONALISM4 ,!SE >E WORDS HE DOES NOT DEF9E BUT REPEAT$LY BRACKETS AS IF !Y HAD ! SAME MEAN+ 7#b1 #a#a1 #ai @& PASSIM74 ,!Y DON'T4 ,MY/ICISM IS ! DOCTR9E ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE1 BYPASS+ ! ORD9>Y ME?ODS ( P]CEPTION & COGNITION1 TO EXP]I5CE ,GOD_/,ULTIMATE ,REALITY DIRECTLY1 UNM$IAT$LY4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 IT IS LIKELY ?AT ,HAKIM ,BEY QUALIFIES AS A MY/IC1 BUT ,I CAN'T ?9K ( ANYBODY ELSE ON ! ,DEAN'S 5EMIES LI/ :O EV5 COMES CLOSE4 ,!RE IS NO?+ 9NATELY RATIONAL OR IRRATIONAL AB\T MY/ICISM4 ,REASON-ID5TIFI$ PHILOSOPH]S SU* AS ,KANT1 ,HEGEL & ,>I/OTLE 7! LATT] CIT$ #c TIMES 9 ! ,DEAN'S MAGNUM OPUS .<#a#i#h#b3 #c#g#f.>7 MA9TA9$ ?AT !RE IS AN ,ULTIMATE ,REALITY4 ,IF !Y'RE RIY CONSCI\SNESS 7#a#i#i#a3 #f#h74 ,! 0EPI/EMOLOGICAL AN>*I/10 AS PHILOSOPH] ( SCI5CE ,PAUL ,FEY]AB5D CALLS HIMSELF1 TAKES GREAT 9T]E/ 9 EXP]I5CES 0:I* 9DICATE ?AT P]CEPTIONS CAN BE >RANG$ 9 HITICUL> >RANGEM5T AS 'CORRESPOND+ TO REALITY' :ILE NOT >BITR>Y 7IT ALMO/ ALWAYS DEP5DS ON TRADITIONS71 IS C]TA9LY NOT MORE 'RATIONAL' OR MORE 'OBJECTIVE' ?AN ! *OICE ( ANO!R >RANGEM5T0 7#a#i#g#e3 #a#h#i-#a#i74 ,ALL ,I CAN SAY = MYSELF IS ?AT1 = BETT] OR = WORSE1 ,I HAVE NEV] HAD A MY/ICAL EXP]I5CE &1 FUR!RMORE1 ?AT ,I DO NOT CONSID] ! NOTION ( ULTIMATE OR ABSOLUTE REALITY MEAN+FUL4 ,AS ,I ONCE JIB$1 MY/ICS 0HAVE 9COMMUNICABLE 9SIATIONAL1 NOT NECESS>ILY IRRATIONAL4 ,! ,DEAN'S F]V5T FAI? 9 OBJECTIVE REALITY 7#e#c7 HAS MORE 9 COMMON ) MY/ICISM ?AN IT DOES ) SCI5CE4 ,AS MY/ICS DO1 ,BOOK*9 BELIEVES !RE IS SOME?+ ABSOLUTE 0\T !RE0 :I* IS ACCESSIBLE TO DIRECT APPREH5SION -- BY 0REASON AS SU*0 7#b#h7 ON HIS ACC\NT1 BY O!R MEANS ACCORD+ TO !IRS4 ,SCI5TI/S HAVE BE5 DISABUS+ !MSELVES ( SU* SIMPLISM = AB\T A C5TURY4 ,! H>D SCI5CES -- />T+ ) PHYSICS1 ! H>DE/ ( !M ALL -- W]E ! FIR/ TO AB&ON A METAPHYSICAL POSITIVISM :I* NO LONG] CORRESPOND$ TO :AT SCI5TI/S W]E REALLY ?9K+ & DO+4 ,! ,DEAN WAS AT ONE TIME VAGUELY ,I AW>E ( ?IS 7#a#i#h#b3 #b#h#a74 ,! NOT-QUITE-SO-SCI5TIFIC S(T SCI5CES ) L[] SELF-E/EEM W]E SL[] TO R5\NCE SCI5TISM1 BUT BY N[1 !Y HAVE1 TOO -- !Y HAVE TOO1 BECAUSE !Y HAVE TO4 ,! REJECTION ( POSITIVISM 9 SOCIAL ?\Y TO A CLASSIC CONTEMPOR>Y TEXTBOOK ON SOCIAL SCI5CE RESE>* ME?ODS C\LD NOT BE MORE BLUNT3 0OBJECTIVITY4 ,DOESN'T EXI/4 ,SEE 9T]SUBJECTIVITY0 7,BABBIE #a#i#i#b3 ,G#f74 ,SETTL+ = 9T]SUBJECTIVE V]IFIABILITY )9 A COMMUNITY ( PRACTIC+ SCI5TI/S IS ACTUALLY ! MO/ CONS]VATIVE PO/-OBJECTIVI/ POSITION CURR5TLY )9 ! RANGE ( SCI5TIFIC RESPECTABILITY 7E4G41 ,KUHN #a#i#g74 ,HI/ORY1 ! MAYBE-SCI5CE :I* HAS ALWAYS HAD ! MO/ AMBIGU\S & DUBI\S CLAIM TO OBJECTIVITY1 HELD \T ! LONGE/1 BUT NO LONG] 7,NOVICK #a#i#h#h3 *4 #a#c74 ,OBJECTIVITY 9 ANY ABSOLUTE S5SE IS ILLUSORY1 A CULT FETI%1 A *ILDI% CRAV+ = AN UNATTA9ABLE C]TITUDE4 ,9TELLECTUALS1 NEUROTICS -- I4E41 9 A POLITICAL CONTEXT1 IDEOLOGUES -- 0HAVE TO DO ) ! 9VISIBLE & BELIEVE 9 IT10 !Y HAVE 0ALWAYS KEPT BE=E !IR EYES AGA9 AN 9TR9SICALLY VALID IMPORTANCE ( ! OBJECT1 AN ABSOLUTE VALUE ( IT1 AS IF ! DOLL W]E NOT ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ TO ! *ILD1 ! ,KORAN TO ! ,TURK0 7,/IRN] #a#i#i#e3 #b#i#e74 ,9 CONTRA/1 ! AN>*I/ 0DOES NOT BELIEVE 9 ANY ABSOLUTE TRU?0 7,ROCK] #a#i#d#g3 #b#g74 ,NOR DOES ! SCI5TI/4 ,NOR DOES ! MATURE ADULT4 ,9 ! NOVEL ,SEV5 ,R$ ,SUNDAYS1 ! AN>*I/ ,SAM> SAYS1 0,?IS EF=T TO /OP ?9K+ IS AT BASE RELIGI\S4 ,IT REPRES5TS A FAI? 9 SOME?+ ABSOLUTE0 7,S5D] #a#i#i3 #b#e#c74 ,IF ,/IRN] BID 0F>EWELL TO OBJECTIVE REALITY10 IF ,NIETZS*E HELD 0?AT FACTS >E SIMPLY 9T]PRETATIONS0 7#e#c71 !Y W]E F> AHEAD ( !IR TIMES4 ,IT IS BY N[ ALMO/ TRITE TO REM>K ?AT !RE IS 0NO !ORY-9DEP5D5T WAY TO RECON/RUCT PHRASES LIKE 'REALLY !RE'0 7,KUHN #a#i#g3 #b#f2 CF4 ,BRAD=D #a#i#i#f3 #b#e#i-#b#f74 ,SCI5TI/S DISP5SE ) OBJECTIVE REALITY = ! SAME REASON ! MA!MATICIAN ,LAPLACE1 AS HE TOLD ,NAPOLEON1 DISP5S$ ) ,GOD3 !RE'S NO NE$ = ! HYPO!SIS 7CF4 ,BOOK*9 #a#i#g#i3 #b#c74 ,REVIEW+ TWO REC5T AN?OLOGIES1 ,RE?9K+ ,OBJECTIVITY 7,MEGILL #a#i#i#d7 & ,SOCIAL ,EXP]I5CE & ,AN?ROPOLOGICAL ,KN[L$GE 7,HA/RUP @& ,H]VIK #a#i#i#d71 AN?ROPOLOGI/ ,JAY ,RUBY RELATES ?AT NO CONTRIBUTOR TO EI!R VOLUME >GUES ?AT 0AN OBJECTIVE REALITY EXI/S \TSIDE ( HUMAN CONSCI\SNESS ?AT IS UNIV]SAL0 7#a#i#i#f3 #c#i#i74 ,9T5D+ NO HUMOR1 BUT UNWITT+LY PROVID+ SOME AT ,BOOK*9'S EXP5SE1 HE CONT9UES3 0,IT IS UN=TUNATE ?AT ,MEGILL DID NOT SEEK \T PROPON5TS ( ?IS POSITION1 = !Y CAN EASILY BE F\ND AMONG J\RNALI/S -- PR9T & BROADCA/1 DOCUM5T>Y FILMMAK]S1 ,M>XI/S1 & ! POLITICAL & RELIGI\S RI RATIONALISM BY :AT ONE ,M>XI/ LAWY] CALL$ 0FIDEISM40 ,BUT ?IS POLEMICAL PR$ECESSOR ( ,BOOK*9'S -- A C]TA9 ,L59 -- HAD AT LEA/ A NODD+ ACQUA9TANCE ) ! CONT5T ( ! !N-NEW PHYSICS :I* WAS UNDO+ FUNDAM5TALI/ MAT]IALISM 7,L59 #a#i#e74 ,!RE IS NO 9DICATION ?AT ,BOOK*9 HAS ANY REAL GR\ND+ 9 SCI5CE1 AL?\< ?IRTY YE>S AGO HE DID AN ADEQUATE JOB ( POPUL>IZ+ 9=MATION AB\T POLLUTION 7,H]B] #a#i#f#c1 #a#i#f#e74 ,! TRUE BELIEV]S 9 OBJECTIVI/1 MATT]-9-MOTION RATIONALISM >E USUALLY1 LIKE ,L59 & ,BOOK*91 WORDMONG]S -- LAWY]S1 J\RNALI/S 7,RUBY #a#i#i#f3 #c#i#i71 OR IDEOLOGUES 7,BLACK #a#i#i#fA7 -- NOT SCI5TI/S4 ,!Y BELIEVE ! MORE F]V5TLY BECAUSE !Y DO NOT UND]/&4 ,!Y CL+ TO OBJECTIVE REALITY 0) ! SAME FE> A *ILD CLUT*ES HIS MO!R'S H&0 7IBID43 #a#e74 ,AS ,CLIF=D ,GE]TZ SAYS1 ! OBJECTIVI/S >E 0AFRAID REALITY IS GO+ TO GO AWAY UNLESS WE BELIEVE V]Y H>D 9 IT0 7QUOT$ 9 ,NOVICK #a#i#h#h3 #e#e#b74 ,L59 C\LD H>DLY BE MORE 9DIGNANT3 0,BUT ?IS IS ALL %E] OBSCURANTISM1 \T-&-\T REACTION4 ,TO REG>D ATOMS1 MOLECULES1 ELECTRONS1 ETC41 AS AN APPROXIMATELY TRUE REFLECTION 9 \R M9D ( ! OBJECTIVELY REAL MOVEM5T ( MATT] IS EQUIVAL5T TO BELIEV+ 9 AN ELEPHANT UPON :I* ! WORLD RE/S60 7#a#i#e3 #c#f#a74 ,EI!R !SE IMP5ETRABLE P>TICLES >E B\NC+ >\ND (F EA* O!R D[N !RE LIKE BILLI>D BALLS ON A POOL TABLE 7:AT A CURI\S MODEL ( OBJECTIVE REALITY .<,BLACK #a#i#i#fA.>7 OR !Y >E FANTASY BE+S LIKE UNICORNS1 LEPRE*AUNS & LIFE/YLE AN>*I/S4 ,IT'S APPROPRIATE ?AT ! LAWY] ,L59'S CRITIQUE ( ! PHYSICS ( SCI5TI/S LIKE ,MA* 7,L59 #a#i#e7 WAS ANSW]$ BY A SCI5TI/1 A PROM95T A/RONOM] :O WAS ALSO A PROM95T LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/3 ,ANTON ,PANNEKOEK 7#a#i#d#h74 ,ECOLOGY IS A SCI5CE1 BUT ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY IS TO ECOLOGY :AT ,*RI/IAN ,SCI5CE IS TO SCI5CE4 ,BOOK*9'S ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS1 UNDI/+UI%$ AS !Y >E1 & HIS S*OL>LY PRET5SIONS HAVE MADE SOME IMPRESSION ON SOME AN>*I/S1 BUT !N AGA91 SOME AN>*I/S >E ALL TOO EASY TO IMPRESS4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! 7,BOOK*9I/7 ,9/ITUTE = ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY1 ITS CO-F\ND] IS AN 09T]NATIONALLY ACCLAIM$ AU?OR & SOCIAL PHILOSOPH]0 7#a#i#i#e3 #f74 ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#h#b71 ACCORD+ TO A ,BOOK*9I/1 IS 0A WORK ( SWEEP+ SCOPE & /RIK+ ORIG9ALITY0 :I* IS 0DE/9$ TO BECOME A CLASSIC ( CONTEMPOR>Y SOCIAL ?\K #a#i#h#d3 #b#a#e74 ,H[ IS ,BOOK*9'S S*OL>%IP REG>D$ BY ACTUAL S*OL>S8 ,I DECID$ TO F9D \T4 ,I LOOK$ UP ALL REVIEWS ( ! ,DEAN'S BOOKS LI/$ 9 ! ,SOCIAL ,SCI5CES ,9DEX FROM ,APRIL #aiha TO DATE 7,JUNE #a#i#i#f74 ,I APPRECIATE ?AT ?IS IS A CRUDE & 9COMPLETE MEASURE ( HIS RECEPTION -- IT FAILS TO PICK UP1 = 9/ANCE1 TWO NOTICES 9 ! ACADEMICALLY M>G9AL J\RNAL ,5VIRONM5TAL ,E?ICS 7,WATSON #a#i#i#e2 ,ECK]SLEY #a#i#h#i7 -- BUT IT CANVASSES EV]Y IMPORTANT J\RNAL & MO/ ( ! LESS IMPORTANT ONES4 ,!RE W]E ALL ( TWO REVIEWS ( ! FIR/ $ITION ( ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM1 HIS ,DAS ,KAPITAL1 0! MO/ IMPORTANT BOOK TO APPE> SO F> 9 ! HI/ORY ( AN>*I/ ?\K #a#i#h#d3#a#h#h N4 #b74 ,! ONE-PAGE REVIEW 9 ! ,AM]ICAN ,POLITICAL ,SCI5CE ,REVIEW1 AFT] SUMM>IZ+ ,BOOK*9'S CONT5TIONS1 ASK$3 0,CAN HUMANITY SIMPLY BE 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ! :OLE . )\T LOS+ ITS DI/9CTIV5ESS1 & CAN SOLUTIONS TO ! PROBLEMS ( ! MOD]N WORLD EM]GE 9 ! RELATIVELY SPONTANE\S FA%ION ,BOOK*9 ANTICIPATES 7PP4 #c#a#f-#c#a#g71 MU* AS PROBLEMS >E DEALT ) BY ANTS1 BEES1 & BEAV]S80 7,SMI? #a#i#h#c3 #e#d74 ,!RE'S NO?+ ON ! PAGES CIT$ :I* HAS ANY?+ TO DO ) ! RELATIVELY SPONTANE\S SOLUTION ( SOCIAL PROBLEMS :I* ,SMI? CLAIMS ?AT ,BOOK*9 ESP\SES4 ,! REVIEW] C\LD H>DLY HAVE MISUND]/OOD ,BOOK*9 MORE PR(\NDLY4 ,! ,DEAN IS FRANTICALLY 9SI/5T ON DI/+UI%+ HUMANS FROM ANIMALS & 0ANIMALITY0 7#d#g-#d#h1 #e1 #e#c1 #e#f71 ESPECIALLY 0F\R-LEGG$ ANIMALITY0 7#c#i7 -- F\R LEGS BAD1 TWO LEGS GOOD6 ,SMI? -- :OEV] HE IS -- CLE>LY HAD NO CLUE ?AT HE WAS REVIEW+ A GIANT WORK ( POLITICAL !ORY4 ,! SEV5-P>AGRAPH REVIEW 9 ! ,AM]ICAN ,AN?ROPOLOGI/ WAS SURPRIS+LY FAVORABLE4 ,REVIEW] ,K>5 ,L4 ,FIELD WROTE3 ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM UNITES MAT]IALS FROM MANY DISCIPL9ES1 & NO D\BT SPECIALI/S FROM EA* ONE WILL TAKE ,BOOK*9 TO TASK = OCCASIONAL LAPSES ( RIGOR4 ,BUT DESPITE ITS %ORTCOM+S1 ! WORK REMA9S ! K9D ( WIDE-RANG+ & IMPASSION$ SYN!SIS ?AT IS ALL TOO R>E 9 ?IS AGE ( S*OL>LY SPECIALIZATION 7#a#i#h#d3 #a#f#b74 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! BE/ ?+ AB\T ! BOOK -- & ,I AGREE -- IS ?AT IT ?9KS BIG4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 0! SC5>IO HE CON/RUCTS IS NOT :OLLY P]SUASIVE03 ,! DESCRIPTION ( 0ORGANIC0 SOCIETY DRAWS L>GELY ON MAT]IALS BY ,PAUL ,RAD9 & ,DORO?Y ,LEE1 & PA9TS AN OV]LY HOMOG5IZ$ -- EV5 SANITIZ$ -- PICTURE ( PRELIT]ATE PEACEFULNESS & EGALIT>IANISM2 IT EVOKES 6,KUNG & ,TASADAY1 BUT NOT ,YANOMAMO & ,KWAKIUTL4 ,ATTEMPT+ TO DI/ANCE HIMSELF FROM TRADITIONAL ,M>XIAN V]SIONS ( ! EM]G5CE ( CLASS SOCIETY1 ,BOOK*9 D[NPLAYS ! IMPORTANCE ( TE*NOECONOMIC FACTORS1 BUT ! CORRESPOND+ EMPHASIS HE PLACES ON AGE /RATIFICATION AS ! KEY TO DOM9ATION IS UNCONV9C+ & SUFF]S FROM SU* A PAUCITY ( EMPIRICAL EVID5CE ?AT IT READS AT TIMES LIKE A 0,JU/-,SO0 /ORY 7IBID43 #a#f#a74 ,?AT ! ,DEAN IS TAK5 TO TASK = ROMANTICIZ+ ! PRIMITIVES BY AN AN?ROPOLOGI/ IS TRULY MATT] = MIR?4 ,N[ADAYS HE TAKES ! AN?ROPOLOGI/S TO TASK = ROMANTICIZ+ ! PRIMITIVES 7,*APT]S #h @& #i74 ,EI!R ! ,DEAN HAS REV]S$ HIMSELF )\T ADMITT+ IT1 OR ELSE ! MO/ FAVORABLE REVIEW HE'S EV] RECEIV$ FROM A NON-AN>*I/1 BONA FIDE S*OL> RE/$ ON A S]I\S MISREAD+ ( ,BOOK*9'S MAGNUM OPUS4 ,& IT WAS ALL D[NHILL FROM !RE4 ,! ONE SPECIFIC PO9T BR\*Y 7& /ILL ! BE/67 -- WAS CONTE/$1 NOT ONLY BY ,FIELD1 BUT SUBSEQU5TLY BY AN>*I/ ,L4 ,SUSAN ,BR[N4 ,AS A FEM9I/1 %E ?9KS IT'S MORE PLAUSIBLE ?AT ! SEXUAL DIVISION ( LABOR1 :E!R OR NOT IT WAS NECESS>ILY HI]>*ICAL1 EV5TUALLY TURN$ \T TO BE ! ORIG9 ( HI]>*Y 7#a#i#i#c3 #a#f-#a#f#a74 ,I T5D TO ?9K SO TOO4 ,?AT %E D>$ TO CRITICIZE ! ,DEAN1 & 9 A BOOK FROM HIS [N MA9 PUBLI%] ,BLACK ,ROSE ,BOOKS1 PROBABLY EXPLA9S :Y %E GOT R\ND$ UP ) ! UNUSUAL SUSPECTS 7#a#c-#a#i7 AL?\< %E DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE MU* ELSE 9 COMMON ) !M4 ,IF ! ACADEMIC RECEPTION ( ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM WAS LESS ?AN TRIUMPHAL1 ! ,DEAN'S O!R BOOKS HAVE F>$ WORSE4 ,!RE W]E NO REVIEWS 9 SOCIAL SCI5CE J\RNALS ( ,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM & ,! ,LIMITS ( ! ,CITY :5 !Y W]E REPR9T$ BY ,BLACK ,ROSE ,BOOKS 9 #a#i#h#f4 ,!RE W]E NO REVIEWS ( ,! ,MOD]N ,CRISIS 7#a#i#h#g71 OR ,REMAK+ ,SOCIETY 7#a#i#h#i71 OR ,! ,PHILOSOPHY ( ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY 7#a#i#i71 OR ! REVIS$ $ITION ( ,! ,ECOLOGY ( ,FRE$OM 7#a#i#i#a71 OR ,:I* ,WAY = ! ,ECOLOGY ,MOVEM5T8 7#a#i#i#c71 OR ,TO ,REMEMB] ,SPA9 7#a#i#i#e71 OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM 7#a#i#i#e74 ,!RE WAS EXACTLY ONE NOTICE ( ,! ,RISE ( ,URBANIZATION & ! ,DECL9E ( ,CITIZ5%IP 7#a#i#h#gA7 9 AN SOCIAL SCI5CE J\RNAL1 & EV]Y?+ AB\T IT IS ODD4 ,IT APPE>$ -- ALL TWO P>AGRAPHS ( IT -- 9 ,ORBIS3 ,A ,J\RNAL ( ,WORLD ,AFFAIRS1 A RI%IP1 0S*OL>%IP1 ?\<1 IS NOT HIS PO9T1 OR HIS A*IEVEM5T40 7,?AT'S = SURE47 ,! REVIEW] -- AS HAD ,K>5 ,FIELD -- EXPRESSES SATISFACTION AT READ+ A BOOK ) 0A REAL IDEA0 = A *ANGE1 EV5 IF ! IDEA IS A 0SLIGU+ ?AT ! T5D5CY ( URBANISM IS TO DIM9I% HUMAN FRE$OM1 AL?\< H]E & !RE COMMUNITIES HAVE MANAG$ TO BUCK ! TR5D = A:ILE4 ,BUT :AT ,BOOK*9 REALLY CONT5DS IS ! OPPOSITE3 ?AT ! T5D5CY ( URBANISM IS LIB]ATORY1 AL?\< H]E & !RE ! ELITES HAVE MANAG$ TO BUCK ! TR5D = A:ILE4 ,! REVIEW] IS RIXISM TO :I* HE HAS ALWAYS CLUNG /UBBORNLY4 ,! LATE ,K>L ,POPP]1 AT ONE TIME ! MO/ PROM95T PHILOSOPH] ( SCI5CE ( ?IS C5TURY1 D5\NC$ DIALECTICAL REASON+1 NOT ONLY AS MY/ICAL GIBB]I%1 BUT AS POLITICALLY TOTALIT>IAN 9 T5D5CY 7#a#i#f#b74 ,HE D5\NC$ 0,HEGELIAN DIALECTICS2 ! MY/]Y ME?OD ?AT REPLAC$ 'B>R5 =MAL LOGIC'0 7IBID3 #a3 #b#h74 ,I BR+ ?IS UP1 NOT BECAUSE ,I 5DORSE ,POPP]'S POSITIVISM -- ,I DON'T 7,BLACK #a#i#i#fA7 -- BUT AS A REM9D] ?AT PEOPLE :O LIVE 9 ! ,CRY/AL ,PALACE %\LDN'T ?R[ /ONES4 ,I MYSELF VETO NO MODE ( REASON+ OR EXPRESSION1 AL?\< ,I ?9K SOME >E MORE EFFECTIVE ?AN O!RS1 ESPECIALLY 9 SPECIFIC CONTEXTS4 ,!RE'S NO SU* ?+1 = 9/ANCE1 AS ! SCI5TIFIC ME?OD2 IMPORTANT SCI5TIFIC DISCOV]Y R>ELY IF EV] RESULTS FROM FOLL[+ RULES 7,FEY]AB5D #a#i#g#e74 ,RELIGI\S =MS ( EXPRESSION1 = 9/ANCE1 ,I'VE LONG CONSID]$ ESPECIALLY DI/ORT+ 7,BLACK #a#i#h#f3 #g#a-#g#e71 BUT ,I'VE ALSO 9SI/$1 AS OPPOS$ TO FREE?9K] SIMPLETONS1 ?AT IMPORTANT TRU?S HAVE BE5 EXPRESS$ 9 RELIGI\S T]MS3 0,GOD IS UNREAL1 BUT .<,HE.> HAS REAL BUT MUDDL$ REF]5TS 9 LIV$ EXP]I5CE0 7,BLACK #a#i#i#b3#b#b#b74 ,BOOK*9 WAS =M]LY AW>E ( ?IS 7#a#i#h#b3 #a#i#e-#b#a#d74 ,! ,DEAN'S DIALECTIC IS MORE ?AN A MODE ( REASON+3 HE HAS A 0DIALECTICAL NOTION ( CAUSALITY0 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#h#i3 #b#c74 ,! ,UNIV]SE ITSELF EXHIBITS 0AN OV]ALL T5D5CY ( ACTIVE1 TURBUL5T SUB/ANCE TO DEVELOP FROM ! SIMPLE TO ! COMPLEX1 FROM ! RELATIVELY HOMOG5E\S TO ! RELATIVELY HET]OG5E\S1 FROM ! SIMPLE TO ! V>IEGAT$ & DIFF]5TIAT$0 7IBID43 #a#i#i74 ,TO EVOLVE1 ?AT IS1 FROM PRIMAL GLOP TO US3 0,HUMANITY1 9 EFFECT1 BECOMES ! POT5TIAL VOICE ( A NATURE R5D]$ SELF-CONSCI\S & SELF-CREATIVE0 7IBID43 #b#a2 CF4 #a#i#h#gB3 #c74 ,WE >E ONE ) NATURE -- PROVID$ WE FOLL[ HIS PACKAGE DIRECTIONS -- & AT ! SAME TIME WE >E MORE NATURAL ?AN NATURE HAS HI!RTO BE54 ,\T ( ! EVOLUTION ( CONSCI\SNESS EM]G$ ! CONSCI\SNESS ( EVOLUTION & N[1 RATIONAL SELF-DIRECTION4 ,BY & ?R\< ?IS SOCIAL 0SECOND NATURE0 -- CONSCI\S HUMANITY -- ! DIALECTIC ACTUALIZES ! 0IMMAN5T SELF-DIRECT$NESS0 7#a#i#h#gB3 #b#h7 ( ! COSMOS4 ,AN 0IMMAN5T WORLD REASON0 IS ! 09H]5T =CE10 0! LOGOS -- ?AT IMP>T. MEAN+ & COH]5CE TO REALITY AT ALL LEVELS ( EXI/5CE0 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#h#b3 #a74 ,HUMANITY'S DUTY & DE/9Y IS TO 9SCRIBE ! ,WORD ON ! FABRIC ( REALITY4 ,! ,DEANLY DIALECTIC REPRES5TS ! MO/ ADVANC$ ?\ANCE1 IT'S ! SAME OLD /ORY ( MAN'S ,GOD-GIV5 MISSION TO DOM9ATE NATURE 7,G5ESIS #i3 #a-#c73 ! DIRECT$ EVOLUTION ( AN OBJECTIVE 0ECOLOGICAL E?ICS 9VOLVES HUMAN /EW>D%IP ( ! PLANET0 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#h#gB3 #c#b74 ,BUT 9 ESS5CE1 SECOND NATURE IS A MOM5T 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( 444A RADICALLY NEW 0FREE NATURE0 9 :I* AN EMANCIPAT$ HUMANITY WILL BECOME ! VOICE1 9DE$ ! EXPRESSION1 ( A NATURAL EVOLUTION R5D]$ SELF-CONSCI\S1 C>+1 & SYMPA!TIC TO ! PA91 SUFF]+1 & 9COH]5T ASPECTS ( AN EVOLUTION LEFT TO ITS [N1 (T5 WAYW>D1 UNFOLD+4 ,NATURE1 DUE TO HUMAN RATIONAL 9T]V5TION1 WILL !NCE ACQUIRE ! 9T5TIONALITY1 P[] ( DEVELOP+ MORE COMPLEX LIFE-=MS1 & CAPACITY TO DIFF]5TIATE ITSELF 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#h#i3 #b#b-#b#c74 7,QU]Y3 ,:Y IS IT A MORAL IMP]ATIVE TO MAKE ! WORLD MORE COMPLICAT$ ?AN IT ALREADY IS87 ,EV5 TODAY1 :5 AN UNEMANCIPAT$ HUMANITY 0IS /ILL LESS ?AN HUMAN0 7IBID43 #b#b71 WE >E WELL ON \R WAY TO RATIONALIZ+ ! 0(T5 WAYW>D0 C\RSE ( EVOLUTION4 ,?ANKS TO BIOTE*NOLOGY1 0?\S&S ( MICROORGANISMS & PLANTS HAVE BE5 PAT5T$ AS WELL AS SIX ANIMALS4 ,MORE ?AN #b G5ETICALLY 5G9E]$ ANIMALS >E AWAIT+ PAT5T APPROVAL AT ! ,PAT5T & ,TRADEM>K ,(FICE0 7,RIFK9 #a#i#i#e3 #a#a#i74 ,?IS W\LD SEEM TO HE FULLY 9 KEEP+ ) ,BOOK*9'S PROGRAM 7,ECK]SLEY #a#i#h#i3 #a#a#a-#a#a#b74 ,NATURE F9DS FRE$OM AT LONG LA/ 9 SUBMISSION TO ITS HIAPHRASE ,NIETZS*E1 NOT-QUITE-MAN IS SOME?+ TO BE SURPASS$3 A ROPE /RET*$ OV] ! ABYSS BETWE5 ALL ! RE/ ( US & ,MURRAY ,BOOK*94 ,IS EV]YBODY ) ME8 ,BOOK*9 IS SAY+ ?AT NATURE ISN'T ACTUALLY FREE :5 IT'S REALLY FREE 7:]E REALLY MEANS 0:AT IT IS071 :5 IT'S \T ( CONTROL4 ,?AT'S JU/ 0NEGATIVE FRE$OM0 -- 0A =MAL 'FRE$OM FROM' -- RA!R ?AN . A SUB/ANTIVE FRE$OM TO0 7#d74 ,WE >E NO LONG] TO LET ,NATURE TAKE ITS C\RSE4 ,NATURE IS ACTUALLY FREE :5 IT'S REALLY CONTROLL$ BY ITS HI5'T ACTUALLY FREE :5 !Y'RE REALLY FREE1 I4E41 UNCONTROLL$4 ,! WORK+ CLASS 9-ITSELF IS ACTUALLY FREE :5 IT'S REALLY CONTROLL$ BY ! CLASS =-ITSELF1 ! CLASS-CONSCI\S VANGU>D -- WORK]S LIKE ,BOOK*9 WAS1 BACK :5 HE WAS A WORK]4 ,:5 HE TELLS IT ! WAY IT IS1 ! WAY IT 0ACTUALLY0 IS1 ,BOOK*9 IS IRREFUTABLE4 ,9S(> AS ! EVID5CE SUPPORTS HIM1 HE IS 0REALLY0 RI AS IT DOES NOT1 ?AT IS BECAUSE HE IS1 TO ?AT EXT5T1 0POT5TIALLY0 RIK #a#i#h#b3 #e#b2 #a#i#h#d3 #b#b-#b#c74 ,! FACT ?AT ! POT5TIAL WAS NEV] REALIZ$ :5 ,A!NS WAS REAL DOESN'T MATT]4 0,AN OAK TREE OBJECTIVELY 9H]ES 9 AN ACORN0 7,BOOK*9 #a#i#h#gB3 #ce N4 #b#b7 -- ?US ! ACORN IS ACTUALLY AN OAK -- EV5 IF A SQUIRREL EATS IT4 ,TO CALL ?IS AN 0IDIOSYNCRATIC USE ( ! WORD ,I OBJECTIVE0 7,ECK]SLEY #a#i#h#i3 #a#a7 IS PUTT+ IT MILDLY4 ,Y\ CAN MAKE ?IS SAME TRICK WORK = ! CITY 9 ! ,I AB/RACT1 & ?US = ANY CITY3 0,CIVILIZATION1 EMBODI$ 9 ! CITY AS A CULTURAL C5T]1 IS DIVE/$ ( ITS RATIONAL DIM5SIONS .1 AS IF ! CITY W]E AN UNABAT$ CANC] RA!R ?AN ! POT5TIAL SPH]E = UNIV]SALIZ+ HUMAN 9T]C\RSE1 9 M>K$ CONTRA/ TO ! P>O*IAL LIMITATIONS ( TRIBAL & VILLAGE LIFE0 7#c#d74 ,NO MATT] H[ DEVA/AT+ A CASE IS MADE AGA9/ CIVILIZATION1 0TO MALIGN CIVILIZATION )\T DUE RECOGNITION ( ITS 5ORM\S POT5TIALITIES = SELF-CONSCI\S FRE$OM0 IS 0TO RETREAT BACK 9TO ! %AD[Y WORLD ( BRUTI%NESS1 :5 ?\ WAS ONLY AN EVOLUTION>Y PROMISE0 7#e#f74 7,AT LEA/ ! BRUTES DIDN'T USE BIG WORDS ?AT DON'T EXI/47 ,DEMOCRACY 0LIES LAT5T 9 ! REPUBLIC0 7#e#i71 ANY URBAN REPUBLIC1 AS IT HAS = ?\S&S ( YE>S 7& = H[ MANY ?\S&S MORE874 ,) *>ACT]I/IC UND]/ATEM5T1 ! ,DEAN CONC$ES ?AT HIS IS 0A FAIRLY UNOR?ODOX NOTION ( REASON0 7#a#i#h#b3 #a74 ,IT'S ,HEGEL'S PHILOSOPHY ( HI/ORY ) AN AB/RACT ,HUMANITY REPLAC+ ! ,WORLD-,SPIRIT1 R\XI/ PHILOSOPHY IS DEVELOP+-HUMANITY-AS-SUPRANATURAL4 ,! DIFF]5CE IS ONLY T]M9OLOGICAL4 ,:5EV] ,/IRN] SAYS 0,I0 HE REF]S TO HIMSELF1 ,MAX ,/IRN]1 BUT ONLY AS AN EXAMPLE4 ,:5EV] HE REF]S TO ! UNIQUE ONE OR TO ! EGO HE REF]S1 NOT TO AN AB/RACT 9DIVIDUAL1 BUT TO EA* & EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL1 TO HIMSELF1 C]TA9LY1 BUT ALSO TO EV]Y ,TOM1 ,DICK & ,MURRAY4 ,?IS IS :Y ACCUS+ ,/IRN] ( ELITISM 7#g7 IS BOGUS4 ,BOOK*9 ?9KS ?AT REAL ,HUMANITY IS /ILL LESS ?AN ACTUALLY HUMAN 7#a#i#h#i3 #b#b74 ,/IRN] ?9KS ?AT EV]Y REAL HUMAN IS MORE ?AN HUMAN7ITY73 0',MAN' AS A CONCEPT OR PR$ICATE DOES NOT EXHAU/ :AT Y\ >E BECAUSE IT HAS A CONCEPTUAL CONT5T ( ITS [N & BECAUSE IT LETS ITSELF /IPULATE :AT IS HUMAN1 :AT IS A 'MAN1' BECAUSE IT CAN BE DEF9$444 ,BUT CAN Y\ DEF9E Y\RSELF8 ,>E Y\ A CONCEPT80 7#a#i#g#h3 #f#g74 ,POSIT+ A HUMAN ESS5CE IS UNNECESS>Y = ! 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