0307 Chapter thirteen discusses critical diversity theory.

Surely, each word calls to mind the post-truth condition.

What is “diversity”?  What is “critical theory”?

Well, “diversity” is the word that gets sandwiched between “critical” and “theory”.

0308 Each of these words are explicit abstractions. Each spoken word uses reason_3a,1a, defined as the intellect_3acontextualizing the will_1a.

So, I might guess that “critical theory” goes with the intellect_3a and “diversity” goes with the will_1a.

The intellect_3a produces a critical theory that engages the desire_1a for “diversity_2a“.

0309 Reason_3a,1a also acts as an interventional sign-interpretant (SI_i) for an empirio-normative judgment operating as a sign-vehicle (SV_i).

The resulting opinions [can be objectified as] phenomena_2a are sign-objects (SO_i), that may be observed and measured_1bby the psychometric sciences_2b.

The psychometric sciences generate novel configurations of capitalist and socialist expert-level nested forms that embody a single contradiction-filled actuality called “value_2b“.

0310 Now, let me say that again.

Opinions_2a on the scrappy-player level are actualities_2a created in the normal context of an intellect_3a engaged in critical theory (in some content-level fashion) and a will_1a sensing a desire for diversity (again, in some content-level fashion). Some of these opinions_2a will be regarded as phenomena_2a to be observed and measured_1b by the psychometric sciences_2b.

0311 Those scrappy players who already are under domination by the empirio-normative judgment_2c are more likely to produce statements_2a that will be regarded as phenomena_2a.

Those scrappy players who are not under domination by the empirio-normative judgment_2c may feel a social pressure to conform or issue a statement that can be regarded as relevant phenomena_2a.  Otherwise, what they say_2a will be ignored, ridiculed or dismissed.

0312 So, impressions_2a engaging critical_3a diversity_1a theory_3a on the content-level, are formalized as knowledge in the form of data_1b (that is, observations and measurements_1b of phenomena_2a).  Data_1b are then situated by the psychometric sciences_3b, employing both capitalist and socialist models_2b, constituting a single contradiction-filled actuality_2b (in this case, “diversity”), called “value_2b“.

0314 Here is a picture.

0315 Diversity_2b is the intersection of transactional (or financial) value₂ and transcendental (or social) value₂.

I suspect that theoreticians_3b involved in producing psychometric models of diversity_2b aim to maximize righteousness_1(2b) and minimize price_1(2b).  However, they_3b may end up producing models_2b that minimize righteousness_1(2b) and maximize price_1(2b).

In part, this is due to the fact that expert conclusions inspire slogans that provide opportunities_1c for the scientismist one_3cto execute an empirio-normative judgment_2c, as shown in the following figure, reminiscent of earlier figures.

0316 Once these associations pass through the sausage-grinder of legislative action and are distilled into items on a checklist, they are neither intelligible nor universal.  They are nonsensical and incredibly picky.

Hilariously, Ramaswamy wants to legislate diversity of thought, rather than the current checklist encouraging organizational objectives that come out of various bigilib committees and legislatures.

Good luck on that.