Using Thinkers in a proxy tussle between hypothetical me and a hypothetical Jordan Peterson.
Oh this is gloriously specific. I wanted Olimpia Lombardi’s work on pluralistic ontology added as a foe to Jordan Peterson via a bridge thinker. When I first mentioned her name, ChatGPT4 assumed I meant her work in Philosophy of Science in Quantum mechanics and offered Susskind (string theory) as a contrast. Well, I wasn’t interested in that aspect of her work but her work on Pluralistic Ontology. When I corrected, it remembered the previous work and goal I had earlier and produced a marvelous (to me) response: The Peterson compatible “contrast thinker” to Lombardi was unexpected and perfect.
chatGPT4:
Olimpia Lombardi’s work on pluralistic ontology focuses on the idea that multiple, complementary perspectives and frameworks can be used to understand and describe complex systems, such as quantum mechanics. In this view, no single ontological framework can capture all aspects of reality, and it is necessary to adopt a pluralistic approach to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the world.
Contrast with Jordan Peterson’s views:
Jordan Peterson’s views are primarily grounded in the fields of psychology, philosophy, and mythology, and his focus is on individual development, personal responsibility, and the importance of cultural narratives. His approach is less focused on the pluralistic ontology of complex systems and more on the existential aspects of human experience.
Contrast Thinker: Friedrich Hayek (Economics and Political Philosophy)
The specific contrast between Olimpia Lombardi’s pluralistic ontology and Friedrich Hayek’s views would be that Lombardi emphasizes the importance of multiple, complementary perspectives in understanding complex systems, whereas Hayek focuses on the importance of individual freedom, free-market capitalism, and the limitations of centralized planning in economics and political philosophy. Although both thinkers value the role of individual perspectives, their focus and application of these ideas are quite different.