A link to our full conversation during the summer of 2021. We discussed Dr. Rectenwald’s Springtime for Snowflakes, along with my Explaining Postmodernism, and this series of topics:
00:00 Intro 00:51 Is the current contemporary left Rousseauian? 03:56 Anti-reason, anti-truth movement 06:39 Postmodernism as a crisis of faith in Marxism 12:05 Herbert Marcuse & the Frankfurt School 14:13 Where are we now? 18:05 The state of education 27:01 Does postmodernism in politics generate authoritarianism? 39:35 Why is this generation different? 41:36 The question of facticity 42:05 Journalism and media then and now 49:11 Predictions for education, politics and journalism 52:43 Higher education shake-up? 55:18 The prestige factor of social justice 58:33 Advice to younger people interested in grad school 1:02:07 Advice to intelligent people concerned about the culture
Dear Professor,
I´ve just read your book on cultural war (in Brazil Guerra Cultural), and find it fascinating. A very handful and precise guide map to understand our times. Thanks a lot for that!
I am Paulo Portinho, and I have written a book on science philosophy trying to put together some new paradigms to confront older philosophical beliefs. I confronted Plato, Kant, New atheist etc., using evolutionism, modern physics and systemic reasoning (non causal reasoning) to show that we are still thinking wrong about reality, objectivity and theism.
I really dont know if you would like the book, but, for what I read in your book, at least you will find a very, very different approach on the subjects you are already an expert.
If convenient, I would be honored to send you a hard copy. I wrote in portuguese and in english.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F2P8S3H