Pinker lists ideology as one of his five “inner demons” in The Better Angels of our Nature, together with predatory violence, dominance, sadism and revenge.
While I think that was a valuable post, the definition of ideology in it is so broad that even things like science and the study of climate change would be ideologies (as kbog points out in the comments). I’m not sure what system or way of thinking wouldn’t qualify as an ideology based on the definition used.
Agreed—in fact, maybe a better question is whether there are any ideologies where strong adherence doesn’t lead you to make poor decisions.
Pinker lists ideology as one of his five “inner demons” in The Better Angels of our Nature, together with predatory violence, dominance, sadism and revenge.
Effective altruism, I hope.
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/uxFvTnzSgw8uakNBp/effective-altruism-is-an-ideology-not-just-a-question
While I think that was a valuable post, the definition of ideology in it is so broad that even things like science and the study of climate change would be ideologies (as kbog points out in the comments). I’m not sure what system or way of thinking wouldn’t qualify as an ideology based on the definition used.