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==Critique== | ==Critique== | ||
Some of the new left have adopted extreme social constructionist views that gender, race, [[beauty]], class, hierarchy, disability, even the scientific method, are predominantly ''socially constructed'' rather than [[biological essentialism|biological]] or objectively true, seemingly largely driven by [[politically correctness|politically correct]]. A famous critic of ''blank slatery'' and political correctness is [[Steven Pinker]]. | |||
Opponents of the new left, such as [[Jordan Peterson]], | Opponents of the new left, such as [[Jordan Peterson]], believe social constructionism to be philosophically rooted in a [[Marxism|Marxist and resentful]] pessimism that aforementioned perceived "social constructions" would be the roots of most evil, invented by powerful [[men|evil people]] as a means of oppression. | ||
Such quasi-Marxist beliefs are thought to be driven by a tremendous conviction of moral superiority and a naive expectation that by e.g. breaking down gender roles, one can achieve a more harmonious society, even utopia.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vofiOCIWnCY</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm7vmHwfCdg</ref> | Such quasi-Marxist beliefs are thought to be driven by a tremendous conviction of moral superiority and a naive expectation that by e.g. breaking down gender roles, one can achieve a more harmonious society, even utopia.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vofiOCIWnCY</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm7vmHwfCdg</ref> | ||
Some suggested this philosophy has been pushed to actually destabilize society and elicit a Marxist revolution. | Some suggested this philosophy has been pushed to actually destabilize society and elicit a Marxist revolution. | ||
Traditionalists like Peterson claim to the | Traditionalists like Peterson claim contrary to the new left, that culturally evolved social norms and traditions, what Berger named ''institutionalized'' knowledge, are to large extent actually valuable, e.g. relieve the individual from having to figure out the uncountably many ways of making mistakes on its own, and instead drawing on a wealth of prior experience. | ||
Social constructivism and postmodernism have generally been criticized for providing ideological foundations for cranks and pretentious people. | Social constructivism and postmodernism have generally been criticized for providing ideological foundations for cranks and pretentious people. | ||