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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,BOB ,BLACK 

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,UNCONSCI\S IRONY HAS BECOME A HALLM>K ( ,LATE ,BOOK*9ISM1 ! ,HI<E/ ,/AGE ( ,LEFTISM4 ,WELL-KN[N EXAMPLES 9CLUDE ,BOOK*9'S D5UNCIATIONS ( LEFTI/S ) ALLUR+ ACADEMIC C>E]S JU/ AS ! !N-,DIRECTOR RETIR$ FROM AN ALLUR+ ACADEMIC C>E]2 HIS SCA?+ CONTEMPT = ,JOHN ,P4 ,CL>K'S 0C[>DLY0 HID+ BEH9D A PSEUDONYM ! WAY ,BOOK*9 DID 9 ! #fS.<#f#h#b.>2 HIS P]SONALI/IC ABUSE ( 9DIVIDUALS HE ACCUSES ( P]SONALISM2 HIS VILIFICATION ( O!R WRIT]S = APPE>+ 9 ! SAME YUPPIE PUBLICATIONS HE'S BE5 PUBLI%$ BY OR FAVORABLY REVIEW$ 92 HIS D5UNCIATION ( ! POLITICAL USE ( METAPHOR 9 A BOOK :OSE TITLE1 ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM OR ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM3 ,AN ,UNBRIDGEABLE ,*ASM1 CONTA9S A POLITICAL METAPHOR2 & HIS D5UNCIATIONS ( AN>*I/S = AGREE+ ) :AT HE US$ TO SAY4 ,AL?\< 9CONSI/5CY1 NOT TO SAY HYPOCRISY1 IS NO?+ NEW = ,BOOK*91 LATELY ! DEVOLUTION ( HIS REASON+ P[]S IS DIZZY+4 ,P>ADOXICALLY -- OR IS IT8 -- HIS 9TELLECTUAL DECL9E CO9CIDES ) HIS 9CREAS+LY %RILL DEF5SE ( ,REASON ) A ,CAPITAL ,R AGA9/ ! ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S & ! RE/ ( ! IRRATIONALI/ HORDES4 ,TO BORR[ ONE ( ! EX-,DIRECTOR'S FAVORITE CLI*ES1 Y\ MI<T SAY ?AT HIS COMMITM5T TO ,REASON IS HONOR$ 9 ! BREA*4 

,! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS TAXES ,DAVID ,WATSON 7?AT POOR 0PHILOSOPHICAL NAIF07 = REF]R+ 0TO SCI5CE 7MORE PROP]LY1 ! SCI5CES1 S9CE ! NOTION ( A ,SCI5CE ?AT HAS ONLY ONE ME?OD & APPROA* IS FALLACI\S70.<#f#h#c.> -- = SPEAK+ ( ,SCI5CE 9 ! S+UL>4 ,9 ,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM1 ,BOOK*91 :O IS NEV] FALLACI\S1 OR EV5 FACETI\S1 NONE!LESS F\ND IT MEAN+FUL1 NOT ONLY TO SPEAK ( ,SCI5CE 9 ! S+UL>1 BUT TO SAY /RIK+LY ,WATSONI% ?+S AB\T IT3 0,9DE$1 WE HAVE BEGUN TO REG>D SCI5CE ITSELF AS AN 9/RUM5T ( CONTROL OV] ! ?\<T PROCESSES & PHYSICAL BE+ ( MAN4 ,?IS DI/RU/ ( SCI5CE & ( ! SCI5TIFIC ME?OD IS NOT )\T JU/IFICATION40.<#f#h#d.> ,DI/RU/ ( ,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 IS LIKEWISE NOT )\T JU/IFICATION4 ,HE HAS NEV] UND]/OOD ?AT SCI5CE IS A SOCIAL PRACTICE1 NOT A JURI/IC CODIFICATION ( 9=MATION OR A RULEBOOK4 

,SOMEONE :O ADMIRES OR PITIES ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS MORE ?AN ,I DO MI<T LIKE TO 9T]PRET ?IS AS A CAUTI\S CONDONATION ( ME?ODOLOGICAL PLURALISM1 :AT ! LATE ,PAUL ,FEY]AB5D CALL$ 0EPI/EMOLOGICAL AN>*ISM40 ,ALAS1 IT IS NOT SO4 ,BOOK*9 IS NO MORE AN EPI/EMOLOGICAL AN>*I/ ?AN HE IS ANY O!R K9D ( AN>*I/4 ,ELSE:]E 9 ! SAME 9T]M9ABLE P>AGRAPH1 ! EX-,DIRECTOR RULES \T ANY SU* POSSIBILITY3 0,WATSON IS FREE TO SAY ANY?+ HE WANTS )\T EV] EXPOS+ IT TO ! *ALL5GE ( REASON OR EXP]I5CE4 ,AS ,PAUL ,FEY]AB5D ONCE WROTE3 ',ANY?+ GOES6'0.<#f#h#e.> 

,9 ! SEQU5CE 9 :I* ,BOOK*9 PLACES IT1 ! ,FEY]AB5D QUOTATION -- UNREF]5C$ -- LOOKS LIKE A SUMMONS TO FREAK \T4 ,9 FACT1 IT WAS ONLY AN 5DORSEM5T ( PLURALISM 9 ME?ODOLOGY4 ,FEY]AB5D'S PO9T WAS ?AT SCI5TIFIC DISCOV]Y DOES NOT NECESS>ILY OR EV5 NORMALLY RESULT FROM FOLL[+ RULES1 9CLUD+ ! RULES ( ! SCI5TIFIC ME?OD 7:I*1 ,BOOK*9 =M]LY AGRE$1 DOES NOT EXI/74 ,! TALES ( ,>*IM$ES 9 ! BA?TUB OR ,NEWTON UND] ! APPLE TREE MAY BE MY?ICAL1 BUT1 AS GOOD MY?S DO1 !Y EXPRESS A TRU? NON-LIT]ALLY4 ,9 PR9CIPLE1 ANY CONTEXT MAY S]VE AS ! LOGIC ( DISCOV]Y3 RELIGION1 DRUGS1 PSY*OSIS1 *ANCE -- ANY?+4 0,IRRATIONAL PROCESSES0 MAY SU/A9 ! CONTEXT OR LOGIC ( DISCOV]Y1 BECAUSE 0!RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS 'SCI5TIFIC' LOGIC ( DISCOV]Y40.<#f#h#f.> 

,ACCORD+ TO ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS1 0MY?OPOESIS0 7MY?MAK+7 HAS A PLACE1 BUT ONLY 9 >T4 ,BUT ! 0EXP]I5CE0 TO :OSE AU?ORITY HE SO SELECTIVELY APPEALS CONFIRMS A WID] ROLE = MY?OPOESIS & NONSY/EMATIC S\RCES ( 9SI<T4 ,AS ,FEU]AB5D PUT IT3 0,!RE IS NO IDEA1 H[EV] ANCI5T OR ABSURD ?AT IS NOT CAPABLE ( IMPROV+ \R KN[L$GE40.<#f#h#g.> ,?US ONE /IMULUS TO ! !ORY ?AT ! E>? MOVES WAS ,H]METIC WRIT+S 7ALSO C>EFULLY /UDI$ BY ,NEWTON.<#f#h#h.>7 REVIV+ ?AT LONG-DISCR$IT$ ,PY?AGOREAN TEA*+4 ,! RESE>* ( ,COP]NICUS1 :O BELIEV$ 9 A/ROLOGY1 WAS GUID$ 9 P>T BY 0! ,R5AISSANCE REVIVAL ( AN ANCI5T MY/ICAL PHILOSOPHY :I* SAW ! SUN AS ! IMAGE ( ,GOD40 ,COP]NICUS SAW HIMSELF AS GO+ BACK BEYOND ,PTOLEMY & ,>I/OTLE TO ,PLATO1 ,PY?AGORAS & ! ,PRE-,SOCRATICS4.<#f#h#i.> ,! E>LIE/ EXPLOR]S ( *EMI/RY W]E AL*EMI/S & CRAFTSM54.<#f#i.> ,KEPL] & ,TY*O ,BRAHE1 LIKE ,PTOLEMY BE=E !M1 PRACTIC$ A/ROLOGY4 0,ALL ! GREAT DISCOV]IES ( MOD]N SCI5CE10 WRITES ,KROPOTK91 ) ONLY A LITTLE HYP]BOLE1 0:]E DO ALL !SE ORIG9ATE IF NOT 9 ! FREE CITIES .<( PRE-9DU/RIAL ,EUROPE.>80.<#f#i#a.> ,NOR WAS ,BOOK*9'S BELOV$ ,5LI<T5M5T AS SCI5TIFIC & SECUL> AS ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS IMAG9ES3 0,! EI<TE5? C5TURY WAS F> TOO DEEPLY 9VOLV$ ) ! OCCULT TO HAVE US CONT9UE TO ASSOCIATE IT EXCLUSIVELY ) RATIONALISM1 HUMANISM1 SCI5TIFIC DET]M9ISM1 & CLASSICISM4 ,MANIFE/ATIONS ( IRRATIONALISM1 SUP]NATURALISM1 ORGANICISM1 & ,ROMANTICISM APPE>$ ?R\<\T40.<#f#i#b.> 

,! EX-,DIRECTOR'S REV]5CE = ,REASON RISES 9 9V]SE PROPORTION TO HIS PRACTICE ( IT4 ,HE N[ SAYS ?AT HE HAS 0LONG BE5 A CRITIC ( MY?OPOESIS1 SPIRITUALISM1 & RELIGION10 AL?\< ,I HAVE F\ND NO SU* CRITICISM 9 HIS EXTANT WRIT+S ( ! #fS & #gS4.<#f#i#c.> ,HE ALSO CLAIMS TO BE A LONG/&+ CRITIC ( CONV5TIONAL1 ANALYTIC1 9/RUM5TAL ,REASON4 ,MU* MORE REVELATORY1 HE SAYS1 IS DIALECTICAL REASON1 0! RATIONALITY ( DEVELOPM5TAL PROCESSES1 ( PH5OM5A ?AT SELF-ELABORATE 9TO DIV]SE =MS & COMPLEX 9T]ACTIONS -- 9 %ORT1 A SECUL> =M ( REASON .<!RE'S A RELIGI\S =M8.> ?AT EXPLORES H[ REALITY1 DESPITE ITS MULTIPLICITY1 UNFOLDS 9TO >TICULAT$1 9T]ACTIVE1 & %>$ RELATION%IPS40.<#f#i#d.> 

,:AT1 IF ANY?+1 ?IS MEANS IS ANYBODY'S GUESS4 ,DO ALL 0DEVELOPM5TAL PROCESSES0 P>TAKE ( AN 9H]5T RATIONALITY8 ,:AT'S RATIONAL AB\T GANGR5E OR CANC]8 ,BOOK*9 DI$ ( DEVELOPM5TAL PROCESSES4 ,BY DEF9ITION1 RELATION%IPS >E 9T]ACTIVE & %>$1 SO :AT DO !SE ADJECTIVES ADD TO :ATEV] ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS IS BLABB+ AB\T8 ,>E !RE NO $ITORS AT ,A,K ,PRESS8 ,CA/+ AB\T = A DIM5SION ( REALITY :I*1 DESPITE ITS MULTIPLICITY1 UNFOLDS 9TO >TICULAT$1 9T]ACTIVE1 & %>$ RELATION%IPS1 :AT FIR/ COMES TO M9D IS CAPITALISM4 

,9 ,AN>*Y AFT] ,LEFTISM1 ,I QUOT$ ! EX-,DIRECTOR'S ADMISSION ?AT HIS IS 0A FAIRLY UNOR?ODOX NOTION ( REASON40.<#f#i#e.> ,TO SAY ! LEA/4 ,HIS BR& ( REASON1 HE CLAIMS1 IS DIALECTICAL1 BUT ONLY 9 ! S5SE ,I ONCE DEF9$ DIALECTICS1 0A ,M>XI/'S EXCUSE :5 Y\ CAT* HIM 9 A LIE40 ,LIKE ,NIETZS*E1 0,I CONSID] DIALECTIC AS A SYMPTOM ( DECAD5CE40.<#f#i#f.> ,TO HE> ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS TALK1 :AT DIALECTICAL REASON ADDS TO ! ORD9>Y V>IETY IS ! DEVELOPM5TAL DIM5SION1 BUT NONE ( HIS BOMBA/ MAKES ANY MORE S5SE DIA*RONICALLY ?AN SYN*RONICALLY4 ,PROCESSES :I* MAKE S5SE TO ! RATIONAL M9D >E PRECISELY :AT >E LACK+ 9 HIS CONNECT-!-DOTS HI/ORIES ( URBANISM 7,*APT] #a#c7 & ( ! EM]G5CE ( HI]>*Y 7,*APT] #e74 

,BOOK*9 D5\NCES HIS R5EGADE DISCIPL9E ,JOHN ,P4 ,CL>K = MI/AK+ DIALECTICS = FUNCTIONALISM1 :I* IS 7HE SAYS7 ! NOTION ?AT 0WE CAN ID5TIFY NO S+LE CAUSE AS MORE COMPELL+ ?AN O!RS2 RA!R1 ALL POSSIBLE .<SIC.<#f#i#g.>.> FACTORS >E MUTUALLY DET]M9+03  
  

,?IS MORASS ( 0RECIPROCITY10 9 :I* EV]Y?+ 9 ! WORLD IS 9 A RECIPROCAL RELATION%IP ) EV]Y?+ ELSE1 IS PRECISELY :AT DIALECTICAL CAUSALITY IS NOT1 UNLESS WE WANT TO EQUATE DIALECTICS ) *AOS4 ,DIALECTICS IS A PHILOSOPHY ( DEVELOPM5T1 NOT ( MUTUALLY DET]M9+ FACTORS 9 SOME K9D ( /ATIC EQUILIBRIUM4 ,AL?\< ON SOME REMOTE LEVEL1 EV]Y?+ DOES AFFECT EV]Y?+ ELSE1 SOME ?+S >E 9 FACT V]Y SIGNIFICANTLY MORE DET]M9+ ?AN O!RS4 ,P>TICUL>LY 9 SOCIAL & HI/ORICAL PH5OM5A1 SOME CAUSES >E MAJOR1 :ILE O!RS >E SECOND>Y & ADV5TITI\S.<#f#i#h.>4 ,DIALECTICAL CAUSALITY FOCUSES ON :AT IS ESS5TIAL 9 PRODUC+ *ANGE1 ON ! UND]LY+ MOTIVAT+ .<SIC.<#f#i#i.>.> FACTORS1 AS DI/+UI%$ FROM ! 9CID5TAL & AUXILI>Y4.<#g.>  
  

,SO !N :AT'S SO DI/9CTIVE1 SO DIALECTICAL AB\T IT8 ,EV]Y POSITIVI/ KN[S ?AT 9 EXPLA9+ *ANGE1 SOME ?+S >E MORE IMPORTANT ?AN O!RS4 ,IS ?AT :AT ! FUSS IS ALL AB\T8 ,AS ,MI*AEL ,ALB]T & ,ROB9 ,HAHNEL HAVE WRITT51 0.<,M>XI/.> DIALECTICIANS HAVE NEV] BE5 ABLE TO 9DICATE EXACTLY H[ !Y SEE DIALECTICAL RELATIONS AS DIFF]5T FROM ANY ( ! MORE COMPLICAT$ COMB9ATIONS ( SIMPLE CAUSE_/EFFECT RELATIONS SU* AS CO-CAUSATION1 CUMULATIVE CAUSATION1 OR SIMULTANE\S DET]M9ATION ( A MANY V>IABLE SY/EM :]E NO V>IABLES >E ID5TIFI$ AS DEP5D5T OR 9DEP5D5T 9 ADVANCE444 !RE IS ONLY ! WORD & A LOT ( 'H& WAV+' AB\T ITS IMPORTANCE40 ,PET] ,KROPOTK91 :O -- UNLIKE ,BOOK*9 -- WAS AN AN>*I/ & A SCI5TI/1 DISMISS$ DIALECTICS AS UNSCI5TIFIC4.<#g#a.> 

,MURRAY ,BOOK*9 CAN KISS MY MORASS4 

,:AT ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS D5\NCES IS NOT FUNCTIONALISM4 ,AS A PROM95T FUNCTIONALI/ EXPLA9S1 0'FUNCTION' IS ! CONTRIBUTION :I* A P>TIAL ACTIVITY MAKES TO ! TOTAL ACTIVITY ( :I* IT IS A P>T4 ,! FUNCTION ( A P>TICUL> SOCIAL USAGE IS ! CONTRIBUTION IT MAKES TO ! TOTAL SOCIAL LIFE AS ! FUNCTION+ ( ! TOTAL SOCIAL SY/EM40 ,A SOCIAL SY/EM EXHIBITS FUNCTIONAL UNITY :5 ALL ! P>TS WORK TOGE!R )\T P]SI/5T1 UNREGULABLE CONFLICTS4.<#g#b.> ,NO?+ IS ASSUM$ AB\T H[ WEI<TY A P>TICUL> /RUCTURE'S CONTRIBUTION IS OR EV5 ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y TO SU/A9 ! TOTALITY1 ONLY ?AT IT DOES 9 FACT CONTRIBUTE !RETO4 ,?US ANO!R PROM95T FUNCTIONALI/1 CRITICIZ+ A DIFF]5T !ORY1 WROTE ?AT 0A S]I\S LIMITATION TO ?IS .<O!R.> PO9T ( VIEW IS ?AT IT IS B\ND TO TREAT EV]Y?+ 9 SOCIAL LIFE AS ( EQUAL WEI<T1 ALL ASPECTS AS ( EQUAL SIGNIFICANCE40 ,FUNCTIONALISM HAS BE5 HEAVILY CRITICIZ$1 & NO ONE N[ADAYS CALLS HIMSELF A FUNCTIONALI/4.<#g#c.> 0,BUT ANY ATTEMPT AT DESCRIB+ ! /RUCTURE ( A SOCIETY MU/ EMBODY SOME ASSUMPTIONS AB\T :AT IS MO/ RELEVANT 9 SOCIAL RELATIONS4 ,!SE ASSUMPTIONS1 IMPLICITLY OR OP5LY1 MU/ USE SOME CONCEPTS ( A FUNCTIONAL K9D1 BY REF]5CE TO ! RESULTS OR EFFECTS ( SOCIAL ACTION0 7,RAYMOND ,FIR?74.<#g#d.> 

,IF FUNCTIONALISM CANNOT EXPLA9 *ANGE1 DIALECTICAL NATURALISM CANNOT EXPLA9 OBS]V$ /ABILITY & COH]5CE4 ,?US ,BOOK*9'S CRITICISM RECOILS ON HIMSELF4 ,= LACK ( A SY/EMIC DIM5SION1 HIS DIALECTICS1 F> FROM ELABORAT+ =MS1 >E MIR$ 9 A =MLESS WORLD ( EVANESC5T MOM5TS -- A ,H]ACLITEAN 0WORLD ( ,YUPPIE NIHILISM CALL$ PO/MOD]NISM40 ,AS ,FEU]BA* SAID ( ,HEGEL1 0HIS SY/EM KN[S ONLY SUBORD9ATION & SUCCESSION2 COORD9ATION & COEXI/5CE >E UNKN[N TO IT40.<#g#e.> 

,! EX-,DIRECTOR'S PHRASE 0/ATIC EQUILIBRIUM10 US$ AS AN ASP]SION1 9DICATES ?AT HIS ?9K+ IS NOT REMOTELY ECOLOGICAL4 ,IF IT IS NOT A TAUTOLOGY1 ! EXPRESSION CAN ONLY REF] TO A SY/EM ( UN*ANG+ IMMOBILITY1 SU* AS ,M>X'S ,ASIATIC MODE ( PRODUCTION1 :I* HAS PROBABLY NEV] EXI/$4 ,ECOLOGY IS AB\T SY/EMS 9 DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM4 ,SIR ,>?UR ,TANSLEY1 9 ! SEM9AL >TICLE :I* 9TRODUC$ ! WORD ECOSY/EM1 WROTE3  
  

,! RELATIVELY /ABLE CLIMAX COMMUNITY IS A COMPLEX :OLE ) A MORE OR LESS DEF9ITE /RUCTURE1 I4E41 9T]-RELATION ( P>TS ADJU/$ TO EXI/ 9 ! GIV5 HABITAT ) ONE ANO!R4 ,IT HAS COME 9TO BE+ ?R\< A S]IES ( /AGES :I* HAVE APPROXIMAT$ MORE & MORE TO DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM 9 ?OSE RELATIONS4  
  

,AS LEAD+ ECOLOGI/ ,EUG5E ,P4 ,ODUM EXPLA9S1 ! COMPON5TS ( AN ECOSY/EM 0FUNCTION TOGE!R03 0,! ECOSY/EM IS ! BASIC FUNCTIONAL UNIT 9 ECOLOGY40.<#g#f.> ,ECOLOGY1 !RE=E1 IS BROADLY FUNCTIONALI/4 ,IF ,SOCIAL ,ECOLOGY IS NOT FUNCTIONALI/1 IT IS NOT ECOLOGY4 ,BUT WASN'T IT ,BOOK*9 :O1 9 PRAIS+ ,GREEK SCI5CE1 /AT$3 0,ANALYSIS MU/ 9CLUDE AN ACKN[L$GM5T ( FUNCTIONAL RELATION%IP1 9DE$ ( A METAPHYSICAL TELOS1 :I* IS EXPRESS$ BY ! 9T5TIONAL QU]Y1 ':Y'08.<#g#g.> ,:Y 9DE$8 

,SOCIAL CONFLICT1 AS ,GEORG ,SIMMEL & ,LEWIS ,COS] HAVE >GU$1 CAN BE FUNCTIONAL4.<#g#h.> ,MA*IAVELLI ?\<T ?AT CONFLICT 9 ,REPUBLICAN ,ROME WAS FUNCTIONAL = LIB]TY3 0,I MA9TA9 ?AT ?OSE :O BLAME ! QU>RELS ( ! ,S5ATE & ! PEOPLE CONDEMN ?AT :I* WAS ! V]Y ORIG9 ( LIB]TY1 & ?AT !Y W]E PROBABLY MORE IMPRESS$ BY ! CRIES & NOISE :I* !SE DI/URBANCES OCCASION$ 9 ! PUBLIC PLACES1 ?AN BY ! GOOD EFFECT :I* !Y PRODUC$40.<#g#i.> ,$W9 ,R4 ,LEA*1 :ILE HE 9SI/$ ?AT ! FUNCTIONALI/ ASSUMPTION ( EQUILIBRIUM IS AN ANALYTICAL FICTION1 DEMON/RAT$ ?AT IT WAS CONSI/5T ) *RONIC CONFLICT 9 HI<L& ,BURMA :]E ! EQUILIBRIUM OP]ATES AS A CYCLE OV] A P]IOD ( #ae YE>S4.<#g#a.> ,9 SOCIAL *ANGE !RE IS ALWAYS SOME?+ :I* P]SI/S3 0,EV5 A *ANG+ SY/EM MU/ BE SE5 AS /RUCTUR$ AT A PO9T ( TIME IF IT IS TO BE CALL$ A SY/EM AT ALL40.<#g#a#a.> 

,OBJECTIVE E?ICS2 ! SUBJECTIVITY & DIRECTIONALITY ( NATURE2 >TICULAT$ MULTIPLICITY2 HUMANITY AS SECOND NATURE2 COLLECTIVE CONSCI\SNESS2 0! ACTUALIZ+ ( RATIONALLY UNFOLD+ POSSIBILITIES0 7:AT AB\T IRRATIONALLY UNFOLD+ POSSIBILITIES8 & DOESN'T 0ACTUALIZ+0 "7 0UNFOLD+087 -- ALL ?IS J>GON & GIBB]I% M>K MUCID ,MURRAY AS MY/ICAL4 ,HE ADMITS ?AT ! S\RCE ( HIS UNTUTOR$ VISIONS IS 9TUITION3 0,9DE$1 EV]Y 9TUITION TELLS US ?AT HUMAN BE+S & !IR CONSCI\SNESS >E RESULTS ( AN EVOLUTION>Y T5D5CY T[>D 9CREAS+ DIFF]5TIATION1 COMPLEXITY1 & SUBJECTIVITY40.<#g#a#b.> ,EXCEPT ?AT !RE IS NO SU* T5D5CY 9 NATURAL HI/ORY4 ,S9CE HUMANS >E P>T ( NATURE1 0!IR DE/RUCTION ( NATURE CAN BE SE5 AS A FUNCTION ( NATURAL EVOLUTION40.<#g#a#c.> ,! EX-,DIRECTOR'S DOCTR9E IS !I/IC3 0,?US ! PURPOSE ( ,GOD IS AN IDEA1 TRUE OR FALSE2 BUT ! PURPOSE ( ,NATURE IS M]ELY A METAPHOR2 = OBVI\SLY IF !RE IS NO ,GOD !RE IS NO PURPOSE0 7,G4,K4 ,*E/]TON74.<#g#a#d.> ,BOOK*9'S PSEUDO-SY/EM IS EXACTLY :AT ,M>X SAID ,HEGEL'S SY/EM WAS3 0LOGICAL1 PAN!I/IC MY/ICISM40.<#g#a#e.> ,! EX-,DIRECTOR MAY NOT REF] TO ,GOD BY NAME1 BUT HIS AB/RACT UNIV]SAL PR9CIPLE ( DIRECTIONAL DEVELOPM5T IS ! ,WORLD-,SPIRIT :I* ,HEGEL ID5TIFI$ ) ! ,*RI/IAN ,GOD4 ,BOOK*9'S PHILOSOPHY RESEMBLES ?AT ( ! ,CA?OLIC !OLOGIAN ,FR4 ,PI]RE ,TEILH>D DE ,*>D94.<#g#a#f.> ,IF IT LOOKS LIKE A ,GOD1 ACTS LIKE A ,GOD1 & 7?R\< ,HIS ORACLE1 ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS7 QUACKS LIKE A ,GOD1 IT'S PROBABLY ,GOD1 UP TO ,HIS OLD TRICKS4 ,CALL+ ,HIM1 OR ,IT1 ,SOME?+ ,ELSE MAKES NO DIFF]5CE4 

,= ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS1 0!RE IS EXI/5T & P]MEAT+1 ON E>?1 9 ! AIR & 9 ! WAT]1 9 ALL ! DIV]SE =MS ASSUM$ BY P]SONS & OBJECTS1 ONE & ! SAME ESS5TIAL REALITY1 BO? ONE & MULTIPLE 4440 ,IT EXPLA9S 0! EXI/5CE & ACTIVITIES ( ALL =MS ( BE+1 !IR P]MAN5CE & !IR METAMORPHOSES1 !IR LIFE & DEA?444 ?IS PR9CIPLE IS PRES5T EV]Y:]E AT ONCE1 & YET IT IS 9DIVIDUAL 9 C]TA9 P]SONS40.<#g#a#g.> ,ANO!R ( MY TRICKS3 ,LUCI5 ,LEVI-,BRUHL IS DESCRIB+ PRIMITIVE ?\<T 79 HIS T]MS1 0PRE-LOGICAL0 ?\<T7 -- :I* IS ! SAME AS ,BOOK*9'S4 ,! EX-,DIRECTOR'S COSMOLOGY IS :AT ! ,VICTORIAN AN?ROPOLOGI/ ,E4,B4 ,TYLOR CALL$ ANIMISM1 A 0!ORY ( VITALITY0 :I* POSITS A WORLD ( SPIRIT BE+S4 ,ANIMISM 0*>ACT]IZES TRIBES V]Y L[ 9 ! SCALE ( HUMANITY40.<#g#a#h.> ,! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS IS BASICALLY AN ANIMI/ :O BELIEVES EV]Y?+ IS MORE OR LESS ALIVE 7& LIFE1 HE AFFIRMS1 IS NOT AN ACCID5T7 -- ?AT !RE IS 0A LAT5T SUBJECTIVITY 9 SUB/ANCE ITSELF40.<#g#a#i.> ,9 HIS UTOPIA1 AS HE HAS WRITT51 0CULTURE & ! HUMAN PSY*E WILL BE ?OR\<LY SUFFUS$ BY A NEW ANIMISM40 ,! 0ANIMI/IC IMAG9ATION0 S5SES ! SUBJECTIVITY ( NATURE4.<#g#b.> 

,ANIMISM1 AFT] ALL1 IS NOT CONF9$ TO ! WOR%IP ( A MULTIPLICITY ( SPIRITS4 ,! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS BELIEVES ?AT A PR9CIPLE ( SELF-ACTIVITY IS 9H]5T 9 NATURE4 ,! NATIVES CALL IT MANA1 SOME?+ 0PRES5T 9 ! ATMOSPH]E ( LIFE10 0AN ACTIVE =CE10 AN IMP]SONAL P[] :I* 0ATTA*ES ITSELF TO P]SONS & ?+S40 0,BOOK*9 & O!RS TALK AB\T LAT5T POT5TIALITIES1 BUT :AT >E !SE8 ,IT SEEMS ?AT DEF9+ 9H]5T VALUE 9 T]MS ( SU* 9TANGIBLE NATURAL PROP]TIES DOESN'T HELP MU*40 .<#g#b#a.> ,BOOK*9 REALLY %\LD TRADE 9 HIS TOGA = A LO9CLO?4 

,EV5 IF NONE ( HIS O!R DOCTR9ES DID1 ! EX-,DIRECTOR'S MORALISM W\LD DISCR$IT HIS ALREADY %AKY CLAIM TO REASON4 ,!RE IS NO SU* ?+ AS AN OBJECTIVE E?ICS3 0,= !SE WORDS ( ,GOOD1 ,EVILL1 & ,CONTEMPTIBLE1 >E EV] US$ ) RELATION TO ! P]SON ?AT USE? !M3 ,!RE BE+ NO?+ SIMPLY & ABSOLUTELY SO0 7,HOBBES74.<#g#b#b.> ,AS ,?RASYMA*US MA9TA9$ 9 ,! ,REPUBLIC1 :AT IS PASS$ (F 9 C]TA9 TIMES & PLACES AS OBJECTIVELY TRUE MORALITY IS ONLY ! MORALITY :I* !N & !RE IS IMPOS$ BY P[]4.<#g#b#c.> ,TO SAY SOME?+ IS GOOD SIMPLY EXPRESSES APPROVAL ( IT & 9VITES AGREEM5T4 ,AT ONE TIME1 ,BOOK*9 REPORT$ APPROV+LY ?AT 0ORGANIC SOCIETIES DO NOT MAKE ! MORAL JUDGM5TS WE CONT9UALLY G5]ATE10 9/EAD1 !Y 0>E NORMALLY CONC]N$ ) ! OBJECTIVE EFFECTS ( A CRIME & :E!R !Y >E SUITABLY RECTIFI$1 NOT ) ITS SUBJECTIVE /ATUS ON A SCALE ( RI<T & WRONG40 ,SOME DISAGREEM5TS OV] E?ICS MAY BE ROOT$ 9 DISAGREEM5T AB\T ! FACTS1 BUT NOT ALL ( !M1 & 9S(> AS !Y >E NOT1 !RE IS NO RATIONAL ME?OD = RESOLV+ ! DIFF]5CE 9 VALUES4.<#g#b#d.> ,! ONLY DIFF]5CE BETWE5 OBJECTIVE MORALITY & SUBJECTIVE MORALITY IS ! POLICE4 

,AS ,JOHN ,LOCKE OBS]V$1 NO MATT] H[ F> Y\ RANGE ACROSS SPACE & TIME1 Y\ WILL NEV] F9D A UNIV]SALLY ACCEPT$ MORAL T5ET4.<#g#b#e.> ,& IF Y\ DID1 ?AT W\LDN'T PROVE ?AT IT WAS TRUE4 ,AN>*I/S1 ( ALL PEOPLE1 %\LD APPRECIATE ?AT A NE>-UNIV]SAL BELIEF CAN BE FALSE -- SU* AS ! BELIEFS 9 ,GOD & ! /ATE -- AS DID ,BAKUN93 0,UNTIL ! DAYS ( ,COP]NICUS & ,GALILEO EV]YBODY BELIEV$ ?AT ! SUN REVOLV$ >\ND ! E>?4 ,WAS NOT EV]YBODY MI/AK58 444 ,NO?+1 9 FACT1 IS AS UNIV]SAL OR AS ANCI5T AS ! 9IQUIT\S & ABSURD40.<#g#b#f.> ,ALREADY MANY ( ! FAVORITE !ORIES ( #b? C5TURY SCI5CE -- TABULA RASA BEHAVIORISM1 NONDRIFT+ CONT95TS1 TABLE CLIMAX ECOSY/EMS -- HAVE TURN$ \T TO BE 0RIDICUL\S NONS5SE40 ,IT IS A SOB]+ TRU? ?AT 0ALL PA/ BELIEFS AB\T NATURE HAVE SOON] OR LAT] TURN$ \T TO BE FALSE0 7,?OMAS ,S4 ,KUHN74.<#g#b#g.> ,IF ?AT IS ! FATE ( ! TRU?S ( \R PHYSICS1 IT IS SURELY ! FATE ( \R E?ICS4 ,! ONLY UNIV]SAL TRU? AB\T MORAL PROPOSITIONS IS ?AT !Y EXPRESS ! SUBJECTIVE VALUES ( ?OSE :O BELIEVE 9 !M4 ,9 ! WORDS ( ! AN>*I/ EGOI/ ,JAMES ,L4 ,WALK]1 0,:AT IS GOOD8 ,:AT IS EVIL8 ,!SE WORDS EXPRESS ONLY APPRECIATIONS40.<#g#b#h.> ,?IS IS ONE RESPECT 9 :I* ,BOOK*9'S REGRESSION TO ,M>XISM HAS NOT GONE F> 5\<1 = ,M>X & ,5GELS NOTIC$ E>LY ON ?AT MORALITY WAS NOT ONLY RELATIVE1 IT WAS RELATIVE TO CLASS 9T]E/S4 

,AS USUAL ) ,BOOK*9'S DI*OTOMIES1 HIS MORALISM_/AMORALISM DI/9CTION FAILS TO MAT* UP ) HIS ,SOCIAL ,AN>*ISM_/,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*ISM DI/9CTION4 ,SOME ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S1 SU* AS ,DAVID ,WATSON1 ALSO SUBSCRIBE TO OBJECTIVE MORALISM4 ,& SOME ,SOCIAL ,AN>*I/S REJECT IT1 SU* AS ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN4 ,9 H] ESSAY 0,VICTIMS ( ,MORALITY10 AN>*O-COMMUNI/ ,GOLDMAN D5\NC$ ! UNIMPEA*ABLE 0,LIE ( ,MORALITY03 0NO O!R SUP]/ITION IS SO DETRIM5TAL TO GR[?1 SO 5]VAT+ & P>ALYZ+ TO ! M9DS & HE>TS ( ! PEOPLE1 AS ! SUP]/ITION ( MORALITY40.<#g#b#i.> ,= ELABORATIONS1 LOOK 9TO ,/IRN]1 ,NIETZS*E1 ,B5JAM9 ,TUCK] & ,RA\L ,VANEIGEM4 ,BOOK*9 HAS NEV] EV5 TRI$ TO JU/IFY A BELIEF :I*1 9 \R CULTURE1 9V>IABLY D]IVES FROM REVEAL$ RELIGION4 ,BUT IT IS NOT JU/ ?AT HE AFFIRMS MORALISM & FALSIFIES REASON -- HE EQUATES !M3 0,:AT IS RATIONAL IS ':AT \<T TO BE1' & WE CAN >RIVE AT ?AT '\<T' ?R\< A PROCESS ( DIALECTICAL REASON+40.<#g#c.> 

,:AT ,BOOK*9 DESCRIBES IS DET]M9ISM1 NOT DIALECTICS4 ,IT'S :AT ,M>X CALL$ ME*ANICAL MAT]IALISM4 ,! ASS]T$LY DI/9CTIVE FEATURE ( DIALECTICAL REASON+ IS ! PROGRESSIVE APPROXIMATION TO TRU? ?R\< ! CLA% ( OPPOSITES & !IR SUP]SESSION3 0,TRU? EXI/S NOT 9 UNITY )1 BUT 9 REFUTATION ( ITS OPPOSITE4 ,DIALECTICS IS NOT A MONOLOGUE ?AT SPECULATION C>RIES ON ) ITSELF1 BUT A DIALOGUE BETWE5 SPECULATION & EMPIRICAL REALITY0 7,FEU]BA*74.<#g#c#a.> ,! EX-,DIRECTOR HAS NEV] 5GAG$ 9 G5U9E DIALOGUE ) ANYONE1 MU* LESS ) EMPIRICAL REALITY4 ,FAC$ ) EMPIRICAL REALITY1 ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS TALKS TO HIMSELF1 A HABIT :I* LONG PREC$$ HIS S5ILITY4 ,9 ACTION1 ,BOOK*9 DEPLOYS ! RHETORIC ( DIALECTIC AS CAM\FLAGE OR COV] ON ?OSE OCCASIONS :5 HE DOES NOT UND]/& ! SUBJECT AT H&4 ,!SE >ISE (T51 AS HIS SELF-MIS$UCATION RANGES ALL ACROSS ! SUBLUN>Y SPH]E4 ,! MY/IFICATIONS OBSCURE ! POLITICAL AMBITIONS4 ,GEORGE ,ORWELL3 0,:5 !RE IS A GAP BETWE5 ONE'S REAL & ONE'S DECL>$ AIMS1 ONE TURNS AS IT W]E 9/9CTIVELY TO LONG WORDS & EXHAU/$ IDIOMS LIKE A CUTTLEFI% SQUIRT+ \T 9K40 ,POLITICAL LANGUAGE -- & IT IS ! ONLY LANGUAGE ,BOOK*9 SPEAKS -- 0IS DESIGN$ TO MAKE LIES S\ND TRU?FUL 444 & TO GIVE AN APPE>ANCE ( SOLIDITY TO PURE W9D40.<#g#c#b.> ,LIKE ,/AL91 HIS FIR/ TEA*] 9 POLITICS1 ,BOOK*9 UNLEA%ES ! J>GON ( DIALECTICS TO JU/IFY HIS EXTREME IDEOLOGICAL REV]SALS & HIS OPPORTUNI/IC *ANGES ( 0L9E40 

,BOOK*9'S DIALECTICAL NATURALISM MAY BE RE/AT$ AS FOLL[S3 NATURE FOLL[S A 0LAW ( EVOLUTION0 CONSI/+ ( 0AN 9TEGRATION ( MATT] & CONCOMITANT DISSIPATION ( MOTION2 DUR+ :I* ! MATT] PASSES FROM AN 9DEF9ITE 9COH]5T HOMOG5EITY TO A DEF9ITE COH]5T HET]OG5EITY2 & DUR+ :I* ! RETA9$ MOTION UND]GOES A P>ALLEL TRANS=MATION40.<#g#c#c.> ,NOT TO KEEP Y\ 9 SUSP5CE -- IT'S ,H]B]T ,SP5C]1 HI< PRIE/ ( SO-CALL$ ,SOCIAL ,D>W9ISM.<#g#c#d.> & LAISSEZ-FAIRE CAPITALISM4 ,!RE'S SOME?+ DEVELOPM5TAL BUT NO?+ DIALECTICAL AB\T ,SP5C]'S 0RIGID & ME*ANICAL0 =MULA4.<#g#c#e.> ,ITS POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS >E AS CONS]VATIVE AS ,SP5C] WAS4 ,9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM ) ITS DIVISION ( LABOR IS ! SUPREME EXAMPLE ( DEF9ITE COH]5T HET]OG5EITY4 ,9 ! WORDS ( ,SP5C]'S DISCIPLE ,WILLIAM ,GRAHAM ,SUMN]1 0! S5TIM5TALI/S HAVE BE5 PREA*+ = A C5TURY NOTIONS ( RI<TS & EQUALITY1 ( ! DIGNITY1 WISDOM & P[] ( ! PROLET>IAT1 :I* HAVE FILL$ ! M9DS ( IGNORANT M5 ) IMPOSSIBLE DREAMS40 ,SOCIETY MU/ BE LEFT ALONE TO WORK \T ITS DE/9Y 0?R\< H>D WORK & SELF-D5IAL 79 TE*NICAL LANGUAGE1 LABOR & CAPITAL740 ,%\LD WE >RIVE AT 0SOCIALISM1 COMMUNISM1 & NIHILISM10 0! FAIRE/ CONQUE/S ( CIVILIZATION0 WILL BE LO/ TO CLASS W> OR MOB RULE4.<#g#c#f.> 

,AS IS TYPICAL ( ,/AL9I/ DISPUTATION1 VULG> DET]M9ISM 9 ! AB/RACT ACCOMPANIES AN OPPORTUNI/IC VOLUNT>ISM 9 PRACTICE4 ,9 ,GEORGE ,ORWELL'S #a#i#h#d1 ONE DAY ,OCEANIA W\LD BE AT W> ) ,EURASIA -- IT HAD ALWAYS BE5 AT W> ) ,EURASIA -- ! NEXT DAY1 ,OCEANIA W\LD BE AT W> ) ,EA/ASIA1 IT HAD ALWAYS BE5 AT W> ) ,EA/ASIA4.<#g#c#g.> ,DO ,I EXAGG]ATE8 ,AM ,I UNFAIR8 ,! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS CLAIM$ TO BE AN AN>*I/ = #de YE>S4 0,TODAY10 HE WRITES1 0,I F9D ?AT AN>*ISM REMA9S ! V]Y SIMPLI/IC 9DIVIDUALI/IC & ANTIRATIONALI/ PSY*OLOGY .<SIC.> IT HAS ALWAYS BE540.<#g#c#h.> 

,IT IS ! SAME ) ,JOHN ,P4 ,CL>K1 ! EX-,DIRECTOR'S ,EMMANUEL ,GOLD/E94 ,BOOK*9 SAYS ?AT 0IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE ?AT FROM ! MID-#a#i#gS TO E>LY #a#i#i#c1 ! AU?OR WAS A CLOSE ASSOCIATE ( M9E10 ?AT !Y 0HAD A P]SONAL FRI5D%IP ?AT LA/$ ALMO/ TWO DECADES40.<#g#c#i.> ,BETRAY$ & 9SULT$ BY HIS ]/:ILE ACOLYTE1 ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS ASKS3 0,H[ C\LD ,CL>K HAVE SO COMPLETELY MISJUDG$ ME = ALMO/ TWO DECADES80 ,CL>K MISJUDG$ HIM8 ,A BETT] QUE/ION W\LD BE3 ,H[ C\LD ,BOOK*9 ! ,GREAT HAVE SO COMPLETELY MISJUDG$ ,CL>K = ALMO/ TWO DECADES8 ,H[ C\LD SO P5ETRAT+1 SO PR9CIPL$ AN 9TELLECT AS ,BOOK*9'S HAVE FAIL$ = SO LONG TO DETECT ?IS SNAKE 9 ! GRASS8 

,! EX-,DIRECTOR'S ANSW]1 :AT !RE IS ( IT1 IS ,ORWELLIAN4 0,\R IDEAS10 HE SAYS1 09DE$1 \R WAYS ( ?9K+1 >E BASICALLY 9COMPATIBLE03 0,I C\LD NEV] ACCEPT ,CL>K'S ,TAOISM AS P>T ( SOCIAL ECOLOGY40 ,& YET1 HE CONT9UES PH>ISAICALLY1 0DESPITE ! REPUGNANCE ,I FELT = SOME ( HIS IDEAS1 ,I NEV] WROTE A L9E AGA9/ ,CL>K 9 PUBLIC0.<#g#d.> -- NOT UNTIL HE HAD NO FUR!R USE = ,CL>K1 OR ,CL>K HAD NO FUR!R USE = HIM4 ,BOOK*9ISM IS BASICALLY 9COMPATIBLE ) ,CL>KISM1 />T+ TODAY4 ,OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BE5 AT W> ) ,EA/ASIA1 />T+ TODAY4 

,I HAVE NO 9T]E/ 9 DEF5D+ ,CL>K1 :O IS AT LEA/ AS MU* 9 NE$ ( EXCUSES AS ,BOOK*9 = !IR LONG-T]M RELATION%IP4 ,& ,TAOISM IS SO P]IPH]AL TO AN>*ISM ?AT H[ RECONCILABLE !Y MAY BE H>DLY MATT]S TO MO/ ( US 7SEE ,*APT] #b74 ,BUT !RE'S SOME?+ IMPORTANT1 & DI/URB+1 AB\T ! WAY ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS IS GO+ AB\T DISCR$IT+ ,CL>K4 ,CL>K1 SAYS ,BOOK*91 CAME TO AN>*ISM FROM ! RI<T2 HE WAS 0NEV] A SOCIALI/40 ,AS A Y\NG MAN1 ,CL>K WAS A 0RI<T-W+ ANTI-/ATI/10 A ,GOLDWAT] ,REPUBLICAN 9 #a#i#f#d3 0,CAUSES SU* AS ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 COLLECTIVISM1 SOCIALI/ 9SURRECTION1 & CLASS /RUGGLE1 NOT TO M5TION .<BUT M5TION !M HE DOES.> ! REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ & AN>*I/ TRADITIONS1 W\LD HAVE BE5 COMPLETELY ALI5 TO HIM AS A Y\?2 !Y W]E C]TA9LY REPUGNANT TO ! RI<TW+ IDEOLOGUES ( ! MID-#a#i#fS1 :O AFFLICT$ .<SIC.> LEFTI/S ) CONS]VATISM1 CULTURAL CONV5TIONALITY1 & EV5 R$-BAIT+40.<#g#d#a.> ,! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS PREF]S REV]SE R$-BAIT+3  
  

,9 ANY CASE1 #a#i#f#d1 ! YE> ,GOLDWAT] RAN = PRESID5T1 WAS ALSO ! YE> :5 ! BE/ & ! BRI<TE/ ,AM]ICANS ( ,CL>K'S G5]ATION W]E J\RNEY+ TO ,MISSISSIPPI 79 ! FAM\S ,MISSISSIPPI ,SUMM]71 (T5 RISK+ !IR LIVES TO REGI/] ! /ATE'S POORE/ & MO/ SUBJUGAT$ BLACKS = ! FRAN*ISE4 ,AL?\< ,MISSISSIPPI IS SEP>AT$ FROM ,L\ISIANA1 ,CL>K'S HOME /ATE1 BY ONLY A RIV] .<! ,MISSISSIPPI IS 0ONLY A RIV]08.>1 NO?+ ,CL>K EV] TOLD ME REMOTELY SUGGE/S ?AT HE WAS P>T ( ?IS IMPORTANT CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T MOVEM5T4 ,:AT DID ,CL>K1 AT ! ROBU/ AGE ( #a#i1 DO TO HELP !SE Y\NG PEOPLE8.<#g#d#b.>  
  

,:AT AN EXTRAORD9>Y REPROA*6 ,PROBABLY NO MORE ?AN #fe VOLUNTE]S P>TICIPAT$ 9 ,FRE$OM ,SUMM]4.<#g#d#c.> ,S,N,C,C TURN$ MANY VOLUNTE]S AWAY4 ,IF BY ?IS DEM&+ /&>D ,CL>K %\LD BE CONDEMN$ AS A POLITICAL OR MORAL SLACK]1 !N SO MU/ VIRTUALLY ! 5TIRE #fS G5]ATION1 S9CE ONLY A SMALL P]C5TAGE P>TICIPAT$1 & FEW ( !M 9 MORE ?AN A SMALL WAY4.<#g#d#d.> ,BUT ,BOOK*9 ONLY BEGAN BA%+ ! #fS G5]ATION1 AS HE DOES N[1.<#g#d#e.> AFT] ?AT BECAME FA%IONABLE & :5 HIS PROSPECTS = RECRUIT+ FROM IT DIMM$4 ,AT ! TIME1 ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS SLOBB]$ ALL OV] ! ,NEW ,LEFT & ! C\NT]CULTURE 9 ! ESSAYS COLLECT$ 9 ,PO/-,SC>CITY ,AN>*ISM4 ,!SE SCORNFUL WORDS >E NO?+ BUT P>T ( A P]SONALI/IC V5DETTA1 YET !Y RECKLESSLY C5SURE A G5]ATION4 

,ASSUM+ ALL ,BOOK*9 SAYS TO BE TRUE1 :AT >E ! IMPLICATIONS = AN>*I/ REVOLUTION8 ,APP>5TLY1 ANYONE :O HAS NEV] BE5 AN OLD-FA%ION$ REVOLUTION>Y LEFTI/ CAN NEV] BE1 OR BE TRU/$ TO BE1 A REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/ TODAY4 ,V]Y FEW LIV+ ,AM]ICANS HAVE EV] BE5 SOCIALI/S OR SOCIAL AN>*I/S1 & MO/ ( !M >E ELD]LY4 ,EV5 ?OSE :O W]E ,OLD ,LEFTI/S 9 ! #eS & #fS1 :5 ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS COMPET$ ) !M1 >E BY N[ 9 !IR #fS & #gS1 & !RE W]E V]Y FEW RECRUITS !REAFT]4 ,BOOK*91 :O REFLEXIVELY ACCUSES ,CL>K & O!R SO-CALL$ ,LIFE/YLE ,AN>*I/S ( ELITISM1.<#g#d#f.> IS ! ONE :O IS IMPOS+ AN EXTREMELY EXCLUSION>Y 5TRANCE REQUIREM5T ON ! MILLIONS ( ,AM]ICANS HE CLAIMS >E IT*+ = AN>*ISM4 ,9 OP9ION POLLS1 TWICE AS MANY ,AM]ICANS ID5TIFY ) ! RI<T AS ) ! LEFT4 ,NO D\BT ! PREVAIL+ LEVEL ( POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS IS A MAJOR OB/ACLE = REVOLUTION>IES1 BUT TO APPROA* ALMO/ EV]YBODY AS A =EV] DAMN$ POLITICAL 5EMY IS TO GIVE UP4 ,IT IS ! ACTION ( A PROVOCATEUR4 ,!RE WILL BE NO AN>*I/ REVOLUTION UNLESS !RE COME TO BE MORE ?AN A H&FUL ( AN>*I/ REVOLUTION>IES4 ,! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS HAS DEVOT$ TWO BOOKS TO R$UC+ !IR NUMB]S /ILL FUR!R4 ,SO LONG AS IDEOLOGUES LIKE ,BOOK*9 CONT9UE TO ?9K 9 T]MS ( LEFT & RI<T1 SO LONG AS !Y *OOSE !IR 5EMIES BY !SE OBSOLETE CRIT]IA1 ! RI<T WILL ALWAYS W91 OR IF ! LEFT W9S1 IT WILL MAKE LITTLE DIFF]5CE4 ,BOOK*9'S NO/ALGIA = ! ,LEFT ,?AT ,WAS IS LIT]ALLY REACTION>Y4 

,BOOK*9'S EXPRESS$ HORROR = CRITICS ( REASON 7O!R ?AN HIMSELF71 9S(> AS IT IS NOT +5U\S1 ITSELF REFLECTS AN IRRATIONAL DREAD ( PR(ANATION ( ! HOLY4 ,HE HAS SO F> REIFI$ & PRIVILEG$ ONE ME?OD ( APP]CEPTION AS TO TURN IT 9TO AN OBJECT ( REV]5CE4 ,AS SU* IT IS BEYOND CRITICISM1 & ANY?+ BEYOND CRITICISM IS BEYOND UND]/&+4 ,?US = ! ,DIRECTOR ,EM]ITUS1 REASON DOES ?IS & REASON DOES ?AT1 :]EAS IT IS REALLY ! REASON] :O DOES ?IS & ?AT BY AN 9TELLECTUAL PROCESS :I* NE>LY ALWAYS 9VOLVES AXIOMS & %>$ ANTEC$5T SUPPOSITIONS 7FAI? & TRADITIONS7 & :I* IS PSY*OLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE )\T EMOTIONAL IMPETUS4 ,HIS CRITIQUE ( 9/RUM5TAL REASON IS 0UNOR?ODOX10 ,WATSON'S IS 0IRRATIONAL10 BUT !SE ADJECTIVES DO NOT DISCLOSE ! DIFF]5CE1 !Y ONLY JUDGE IT4 ,BOOK*9 CLAIMS TO SURPASS 9/RUM5TAL REASON SO AS TO DIV]T ATT5TION FROM HIS 9ABILITY TO MA/] IT4 ,BOOK*9 DOES NOT EV5 WANT TO ?9K AB\T :E!R1 AS ,PAUL ,FEY]AB5D WROTE1 0SCI5CE HAS CEAS$ TO BE AN ALLY = ! AN>*I/40.<#g#d#g.> ,! ,AGE ( ,REASON WAS ONE ?+2 ! ,OLD ,AGE ( ,REASON IS SOME?+ ELSE AGA94 

,HIMSELF A SUP]FICIAL ?9K] 70NOT /RIK+LY ORIG9AL0.<#g#d#h.> EI!R71 ,BOOK*9 9 HIS *ILDLIKE NOM9ALISM REGUL>LY MI/AKES WORDS = !IR OBJECTS4 ,TO CRITICIZE REASON AS ! CRITIC UND]/&S IT IS TO CRITICIZE REASON AS ! EX-,DIRECTOR UND]/&S IT1 IF HE DID4 ,IT IS ALMO/ AS IF O!R DISC\RSES1 EV5 O!R PEOPLE DON'T REALLY EXI/ = HIM4 ,HE DOES NOT EV5 CONCEIVE ( ! POSSIBILITY ?AT SOMEONE ELSE MI<T HAVE ! RI<T TO DEP>T FROM ! EV]YDAY MEAN+ ( A WORD ) ! SAME FREE RE9 HE DOES 7SEE ,*APT] #a#b74 ,HIS ATTITUDE IS ALL TOO FAMILI>3 0,ECOLOGICAL RATIONALISM M]ELY PUTS A NEW1 'RADICAL' SP9 ON ! OLD REASON SUPREMACY ( ! ,WE/]N TRADITION :I* HAS UND]LA9 SO MU* ( ITS HI/ORY ( COLONIZATION & 9F]IORIZATION .<SIC.> ( ?OSE 'O!RS' CA/ AS \TSID]40.<#g#d#i.> ,MANY CRITICISMS 9 ?IS VE9 ,I CONSID] C>ICATURES1 BUT ,BOOK*9ISM IS A C>ICATURE1 A SELF-C>ICATURE4 ,MY PREVI\S WRIT+S HAVE BE5 CRITICIZ$ AS KNOCK+ D[N A /RAW MAN4 ,BOOK*9 IS A /RAW MAN4 ,HE CANNOT BE P>ODI$1 ONLY QUOT$4 ,P]HAPS ! LESSON 9 ALL ?IS1 IF !RE IS ONE1 IS :AT ,PAUL ,FEY]AB5D WROTE 9 HIS LA/ BOOK3 0,! NOTION ( REALITY MAKES EXCELL5T S5SE :5 APPLI$ ) DISCRETION & 9 ! APPROPRIATE CONTEXT40.<#g#e.> 

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