This morning I was listening to a “My fake history” episode in which Sebastian (the host) mentioned a quote attributed to Ghandi (which he might not have said). The exchange went like this. <\/p>\n
Reporter: What do you think of western civilization?
\nGhandi: It sounds like a good idea. <\/p>\n
This made me think about levels of education. <\/p>\n
Un-educated: never heard of the quote or of Ghandi. <\/p>\n
Somewhat educated: has heard of Ghandi and the quote, but didn’t know it was Ghandi who said it. <\/p>\n
Educated: Knows the quote is from Ghandi. <\/p>\n
Very educated: Knows the quote is attributed to Ghandi, but that he probably didn’t say it. <\/p>\n
And then you have another perspective altogether, which goes beyond the pedantic details. I might simply call this version “Jordan Peterson.” Viz., the important question is why the quote resonates, and why it was attributed to Ghandi in the first place. <\/p>\n
I like that perspective, except that it can go too far, e.g., when people think that the truth or falsity of a claim doesn’t matter. All that matters is the analysis. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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