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0307 Chapter thirteen discusses critical diversity theory<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surely, each word calls to mind the post-truth condition<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is “diversity”?  What is “critical theory”?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, “diversity”<\/em> is the word that gets sandwiched between “critical” and “theory”.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

0308 Each of these words are explicit abstractions. <\/em>Each spoken word uses reason3a,1a<\/sub>, defined as the intellect3a<\/sub>contextualizing the will1a<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I might guess that “critical theory” goes with the intellect3a<\/sub> and “diversity” goes with the will1a<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The intellect3a<\/sub> <\/em>produces a critical theory that engages the desire1a<\/sub> for “diversity2a<\/sub>“.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

0309 Reason3a,1a<\/sub> also acts as an interventional sign-interpretant<\/em> (SIi<\/sub>) for an empirio-normative judgment operating as a sign-vehicle<\/em> (SVi<\/sub>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The resulting opinions [can be objectified as] phenomena2a<\/sub><\/em> are sign-objects (SOi<\/sub>), that may be observed and measured1b<\/sub><\/em>by the psychometric sciences2b<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The psychometric sciences generate novel configurations of capitalist and socialist expert-level nested forms<\/em> that embody a single contradiction-filled actuality<\/em> called “value2b<\/sub>“<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0310 Now, let me say that again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opinions2a<\/sub> on the scrappy-player level<\/em> are actualities2a<\/sub> created in the normal context of an intellect3a<\/sub> engaged in critical theory (in some content-level fashion) and a will1a<\/sub> sensing a desire for diversity (again, in some content-level fashion). Some of these opinions2a<\/sub> will be regarded as phenomena2a<\/sub> to be observed and measured1b<\/sub> by the psychometric sciences2b<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0311 Those scrappy players who already are under domination by the empirio-normative judgment2c<\/sub><\/em> are more likely to produce statements2a<\/sub> that will be regarded as phenomena2a<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those scrappy players who are not under domination by the empirio-normative judgment2c<\/sub><\/em> may feel a social pressure to conform or issue a statement that can be regarded as relevant phenomena2a<\/sub>.  Otherwise, what they say2a<\/sub><\/em> will be ignored, ridiculed or dismissed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0312 So, impressions2a<\/sub> engaging critical3a<\/sub> diversity1a<\/sub> theory3a<\/sub> on the content-level, are formalized as knowledge in the form of data1b<\/sub> (that is, observations and measurements1b<\/sub> of phenomena2a<\/sub>).  Data1b<\/sub> are then situated by the psychometric sciences3b<\/sub>, employing both capitalist and socialist models2b<\/sub>, constituting a single contradiction-filled actuality2b<\/sub> (in this case, “diversity”), called “value2b<\/sub>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

0314 Here is a picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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0315 Diversity2b<\/sub> is the intersection of transactional<\/em> (or financial) value2<\/sub> and transcendental<\/em> (or social) value2<\/sub><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I suspect that theoreticians3b<\/sub> involved in producing psychometric models of diversity2b<\/sub><\/em> aim to maximize righteousness1(2b)<\/sub> and minimize price1(2b)<\/sub>.  However, they3b<\/sub> may end up producing models2b<\/sub> that minimize righteousness1(2b)<\/sub> and maximize price1(2b)<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In part, this is due to the fact that expert conclusions inspire slogans that provide opportunities1c<\/sub> for the scientismist one3c<\/sub>to execute an empirio-normative judgment2c<\/sub>, as shown in the following figure, reminiscent of earlier figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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0316 Once these associations pass through the sausage-grinder of legislative action<\/em> and are distilled into items on a checklist,<\/em> they are neither intelligible nor universal.  They are nonsensical and incredibly picky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hilariously, Ramaswamy wants to legislate diversity of thought,<\/em> rather than the current checklist encouraging organizational objectives<\/em> that come out of various bigilib committees and legislatures<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good luck on that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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