"[He] is very clear about having to pay attention to culture and capabilities, but we (whose thinking is shaped by Western philosophy especially) have a desire for the material - the promise of the tool to make things easier - and an equal propensity to overlook the significance of competence"
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Walkaway Friendly Localist 🌿 (woodbark@kolektiva.social)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 00:11:18 JST Walkaway Friendly Localist 🌿 -
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nature boy (anarchiv@todon.nl)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 00:17:17 JST nature boy @woodbark I guess in a sense that's what drew me towards pragmatism (I mean the American school of philosophy)
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simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Apr-2024 01:12:12 JST simsa03 Whoever said that seems to lack a decent understanding of Western history of ideas and culture. And conflates a few aspects after the Protestant Reformation and the Enlightenment (both Enlightenments, that is) with the whole of 3000 years of "the West" and "Westernity".
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