Hopefully_Anonymous comments on Good Idealistic Books are Rare - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Hopefully_Anonymous 18 February 2009 03:30:39AM 2 points [-]

I recommend being wary of a point that needs to exist as part of a dialectical pair. What's orthogonal to cynicism vs. idealism. What's completely outside the set? What encompasses both? What has elements of both? What subversive idea or analytical framework is muted by discussing cynicism vs. idealism instead? I think these type questions are a good starting point when a dialectic is promoted, in general.