- 09 Nov 2022 01:21
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And is this a problem if so?
I was thinking of how Jordan Peterson is criticized as not having engaged with Marx beyond the communist manifesto and thus has criticisms that entirely miss points in his other works.
Or how Louis Althusser latter denounced his expertise in Marx and claimed limited reading of his works.
And I also think how a modern biology student would get Darwin’s theory of natural selection second hand because why read the original?
Is there a lot lf nuance lost when academics and students don’t read original works? Or are quick summaries fine? It allows breadth over depth for practical convenience.
I was thinking of how Jordan Peterson is criticized as not having engaged with Marx beyond the communist manifesto and thus has criticisms that entirely miss points in his other works.
Or how Louis Althusser latter denounced his expertise in Marx and claimed limited reading of his works.
And I also think how a modern biology student would get Darwin’s theory of natural selection second hand because why read the original?
Is there a lot lf nuance lost when academics and students don’t read original works? Or are quick summaries fine? It allows breadth over depth for practical convenience.
https://www.ethicalpolitics.org/ablunden/pdfs/For%20Ethical%20Politics.pdf#page90
-For Ethical Politics
-For Ethical Politics