Always a pleasure to hear the eloquent Sheldon Solomon speak and interesting to note how the philosophical relates to and effects our physical reality. This reminded me somewhat of the John Vervaeke episode, which emphasised the importance of meaning in our cultures, and how the lack of meaning is driving the crises.
I think that “woke” is just another term that has been weaponised, much as “politically correct” or “virtue signal” were, to disenfranchise anyone who attempts to voice an empathetic opinion or question the inequalities of our current predicament.
Always a pleasure to hear the eloquent Sheldon Solomon speak and interesting to note how the philosophical relates to and effects our physical reality. This reminded me somewhat of the John Vervaeke episode, which emphasised the importance of meaning in our cultures, and how the lack of meaning is driving the crises.
I think that “woke” is just another term that has been weaponised, much as “politically correct” or “virtue signal” were, to disenfranchise anyone who attempts to voice an empathetic opinion or question the inequalities of our current predicament.
I utterly agree with you, Tim.