
Episode 5: Chapter 3, Part 2 "The Spark"
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The Principle of Mediocrity
The principle of mediocrity singles out anthropecentrism for special opprobrium among all forms of parochial mi ion. It claims that all value judgments are anthropecentric, yet itself is often expressed in value laden terminology such as arrogance and just scum. And the very word mediocrity, with respect to whose values are those disparagements to be understood? Why is arrogance even irrelevant as a criticism? Also, even if holding an arrogant opinion is morally, morality is supposed to refer only to the internal organization of the chemical scum. So how can it tell us anything about how the word world beyond the scum is organized, as the principle of
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