[lbo-talk] The Liberal Flight To 'Intention'

[Curtiss Leung]

My sample size is < 10, but there are people on the
right who go for this "metaphysical" guff, too.  Exactly
how being all touchy-feely is supposed to square with
vicious social policy I couldn't tell you, but I think
there's a strain in newage (rhymes with "sewage")
ideology that equates personal financial success with
psychological/spiritual development.

Aside: just as metaphysics is also a genuine philosophical
term, so is intentionality.  John Searle of UC Berkeley wrote 
a work with that word as its title, and it has helped me get
to sleep many a night.

pre-emptive apologies to any Searle fans on the list,
Curtiss


> It's probably fair to say these sorts of froo froo,
> mix and match, new agey 'spirituality' events (along
> with accompanying DVDs, audio tapes, books and so on)
> appeal to people who're comfortable with words terms
> like 'multi-culturalism',  'diversity' and Dr. Dwyer's
> tongue twisting contribution, 'intentionality'.
> 
> Or to put it another way, liberals (or at least a
> glittering segment of the liberal camp).