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← We should combat the imperialism of instrumental reason, not reason itself

17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 22 Mar 1775 to 1 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under patience patience Everything filed under China China Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: We should combat the imperialism of instrumental reason, not reason itself We should combat the imperialism ofinstrumental reason, not reason itself JW Joseph Weizenbaum — holds since c. 1976 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art should not need an instrumental justification. — tap to centre the map on it Art should not need an instrumentaljustification. Last stated 9 months ago 23 Jan 2026 KL Ken Liu — holds since 2026-01-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: If you extol reason, what matters is the integrity of the thoughts, not the personalities of the thinkers — tap to centre the map on it If you extol reason, what matters isthe integrity of the thoughts, notthe personalities of the thinkers Last stated 9 years ago 11 Feb 2018 SP Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: Arguing against American liberty forces Britain to undermine its own freedom — tap to centre the map on it Arguing against American libertyforces Britain to undermine its ownfreedom Last stated 252 years ago 22 Mar 1775 EB Edmund Burke — holds since 1775-03-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Suffering is not an objective condition in the outside world — tap to centre the map on it Suffering is not an objectivecondition in the outside world YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2018–2019 — tap for who they are Same subject: Agitating for social equality is folly; progress must come from constant struggle, not artificial forcing — tap to centre the map on it Agitating for social equality isfolly; progress must come fromconstant struggle, not artificialforcing Last stated 131 years ago 18 Sept 1895 BW Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Grievances should not be allowed to overshadow opportunities — tap to centre the map on it Grievances should not be allowed toovershadow opportunities Last stated 131 years ago 18 Sept 1895 BW Booker T. Washington — holds since 1895-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Reason is a valuable tool, but knowing is not only a matter of logic. — tap to centre the map on it Reason is a valuable tool, butknowing is not only a matter oflogic. Last stated 3 months ago 25 Jul 2026 ED Elizabeth Day — holds since 2026-07-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: On such ultimate questions faith, not logic, decides, and logic has no right to veto faith — tap to centre the map on it On such ultimate questions faith,not logic, decides, and logic has noright to veto faith WJ William James — holds since c. 1906–1907 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on AI would be short-sighted, giving up on the problem too early. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on AI would be short-sighted,giving up on the problem too early. Last stated 3 years ago 25 May 2023 NQ Nabeel S. Qureshi — holds since 2023-05-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A basic rule for better decisions is to slow down, especially when there is an immediate conviction. — tap to centre the map on it A basic rule for better decisions isto slow down, especially when thereis an immediate conviction. Last stated 7 years ago 12 Oct 2019 DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since 2019-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A choice with no immediate payoff is not necessarily a poor one: many extraordinary things come from what is first-order negative and second-order positive. — tap to centre the map on it A choice with no immediate payoff isnot necessarily a poor one: manyextraordinary things come from whatis first-order negative andsecond-order positive. Last stated 11 years ago 12 Apr 2016 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2016-04-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A Chinese crewed landing on the Moon before America returns would be a defeat for the free world. — tap to centre the map on it A Chinese crewed landing on the Moonbefore America returns would be adefeat for the free world. Last stated 3 months ago 18 Aug 2026 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2025-10-31 — tap for who they are EB Eric Berger — holds since 2026-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre We should combat the imperialism of instrumental reason, not reason itself Last stated c. 1976 Holds Joseph Weizenbaum Read this korrent →