Tag: empathy
Step 88: Rorty’s Cruelty, Solidarity, and Liberal Hope
Rorty uses Nabokov and Orwell to show cruelty and solidarity, but his ideas have been subverted.
Step 58: Identity & Violence
Reducing identity leads to violence through “us v them” or “I-it” instead of “I-thou”. To relate fully to others requires self-surrender.
Step 28: Our Malady (Lessons in Liberty)
Health is tied to freedom, and sickness opens the path for authoritarianism.
