Roberto Mangabeira Unger
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Roberto Mangabeira Unger
I just heard an interview with this guy about his ideas on progressive politics. I can't quite put my finger on what it was that bugged me so much about him... perhaps the wooliness of a few of his answers, perhaps his evasiveness when dodging direct questions about compelling people to do certain things. Anyway, I can well understand why Seth gets worked up about progressives if this guy is in any way representative.
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Re: Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Philosopher active in politics and apparently recognized as a legal theorist... that strikes me as a dangerous, possibly innately poisonous combination.
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Re: Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Linkypoos.Pappa wrote:I just heard an interview with this guy about his ideas on progressive politics. I can't quite put my finger on what it was that bugged me so much about him... perhaps the wooliness of a few of his answers, perhaps his evasiveness when dodging direct questions about compelling people to do certain things. Anyway, I can well understand why Seth gets worked up about progressives if this guy is in any way representative.
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Re: Roberto Mangabeira Unger
I've never heard of him before. Podcast?
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Re: Roberto Mangabeira Unger
He is (or was) on the road, so I'm guessing BBC radio.
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Re: Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Just going to put this here in case it is relevant. I haven't watched it yet.
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Re: Roberto Mangabeira Unger
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03hvn6nDaveDodo007 wrote:Linkypoos.Pappa wrote:I just heard an interview with this guy about his ideas on progressive politics. I can't quite put my finger on what it was that bugged me so much about him... perhaps the wooliness of a few of his answers, perhaps his evasiveness when dodging direct questions about compelling people to do certain things. Anyway, I can well understand why Seth gets worked up about progressives if this guy is in any way representative.
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Re: Roberto Mangabeira Unger
I've just had a bit of a listen and assume his idea of "progressive politics" is similar to progressive rock, sounds good on the surface but basically just a pretentious mish mash of classical music and fairy story gobbledegook. 
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Re: Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Bookmarking...I'll have a listen and participate soon.
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Re: Roberto Mangabeira Unger
I had a look at the BBC link, and I learned two things that I never knew before, 1) that he's renowned, and 2) that he specialises in the bleedin obvious.
How he got from one to the other is worth studying.
How he got from one to the other is worth studying.
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I found it interesting, and it all seemed pretty clear to me.
[Disclaimer - if this is comes across like I think I know what I'm talking about, I want to make it clear that I don't. I'm just trying to get my thoughts down]
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