The cold logic and objectification of the world inspired by Plato and Aristotle set the stage for modern science. However, a side effect was the separation of the pursuit of the “truth” from the pursuit of the “good.” Science abdicated authority for determining the ‘good’ in favor of authority for determining the ‘truth.’ Determining what was good was left to the politicians and the church. Today – this chasm is wider than ever. ‘Good’ has become a purely subjective opinion – with any opinion being as valid as any other. Our sense of good with respect to women’s health, pandemics, and global warming is no longer grounded in reality. Scientific guidance about what would be good is being treated as just another opinion.
As posted by John Flach on LinkedIn. See here.