The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity begins with a quote from G.K Chesterton: “The special mark of the modern world is not that it is sceptical [sic], but that it is dogmatic without knowing it.” As epigraphs go, it’s a fine choice. Yet perhaps a better one would be this one: “A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth; this has been exactly reversed.”
I'm hesitant to invest the time to read a book that is merely "friendly to my priors", but glad to hear that more voices are being raised against the illogicality of the current discourse around identity issues. Thanks for your illuminating summary.
I'm hesitant to invest the time to read a book that is merely "friendly to my priors", but glad to hear that more voices are being raised against the illogicality of the current discourse around identity issues. Thanks for your illuminating summary.