Yes, that humility aspect is key. It’s THE thing. It’s not moral or any other sort of relativism but epistemological humility. And the core of that premise is the notion that only a society that allows for all manner of ideas, politics, and lives to be expressed can hope to produce something like the “right” kind of society. And it’s har…
Yes, that humility aspect is key. It’s THE thing. It’s not moral or any other sort of relativism but epistemological humility. And the core of that premise is the notion that only a society that allows for all manner of ideas, politics, and lives to be expressed can hope to produce something like the “right” kind of society. And it’s hard. Decent, virtuous ideas don’t always win out. But limiting expression and the right of people to make a public claim about what’s good and true is the surest way to arrive at tyranny.
Yes, that humility aspect is key. It’s THE thing. It’s not moral or any other sort of relativism but epistemological humility. And the core of that premise is the notion that only a society that allows for all manner of ideas, politics, and lives to be expressed can hope to produce something like the “right” kind of society. And it’s hard. Decent, virtuous ideas don’t always win out. But limiting expression and the right of people to make a public claim about what’s good and true is the surest way to arrive at tyranny.