14 - In Defense of Ideology

Is ideology a bad thing? Should we strive to free ourselves from ideology? I think there is a lot of confusion around the concept, and that the word has wrongly fallen into disrepute. Ideology is frequently conflated with dogma, closed-mindedness, and irrational certainty. Ideology, however, is merely a “a system of ideas and ideals,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary. It’s a set of descriptive and normative beliefs. Everyone has an ideology, and we would all do well to admit as much and stop using it as a dirty word.Transcripts available at emersongreenblog.wordpress.com Rate the show on iTunes hereSupport on Patreon hereor give a one-time donation through Venmo (@emersongreenpodcast)Listen to our sister show Counter Apologetics hereSubscribe to CA and Walden Pod on YouTube hereContact me at [email protected] or on Facebook