The Intellectual dark web is a phrase coined by mathematician Eric Weinstein to describe a strand of contemporary political philosophy in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States that seeks to transcend the traditional left-right political spectrum. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} The movement gets its name from its use of non-traditional methods of communication, such as YouTube and other social media platforms. ^{[1] [2]} People associated with the intellectual dark web are particularly popular among young men. ^{[1] [3]}

Themes

• Support for freedom of speech ^{[1] [2] [3] [6] [7] [5]}
• Opposition to political correctness ^[1]
• Opposition to third-wave feminism ^{[1] [2] [5]}
• Opposition to censorship ^{[2] [7]}
• Opposition to identity politics ^{[2] [6] [4] [5]}

Prominent figures

• People associated with the intellectual dark web
• 
  Sam Harris
  ^{[2] [3] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}
  Neuroscientist, philosopher
• 
  Christina Hoff Sommers
  ^{[1] [2] [5] [6] [10]}
  Philosophy professor
  American Enterprise Institute
• 
  Douglas Murray
  ^{[1] [6] [5]}
  Writer
  The Spectator
• 
  Camille Paglia
  ^{[1] [6] [10]}
  Academic, social critic
• 
  Jordan Peterson
  ^{[1] [2] [5] [3] [4] [6] [8]}
  Psychology professor
  University of Toronto
• 
  Dave Rubin
  ^{[1] [2] [3] [6]}
  Political commentator
  The Rubin Report
• 
  Joe Rogan
  ^{[2] [3] [5] [6]}
  Comedian
  Joe Rogan Experience
• 
  Ben Shapiro
  ^{[1] [2] [5] [3] [6] [9]}
  Lawyer, political commentator
  The Daily Wire
• 
  Eric Weinstein
  ^{[1] [2] [5] [3] [4] [6] [9]}
  Mathematician
  Thiel Capital

Other figures

Media outlets

• Quillette ^[6]
• The Rubin Report ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}
• The Joe Rogan Experience ^{[2] [3] [5] [6]}

See also

• Classical liberalism
• Criticism of postmodernism
• Libertarianism
• Neo-nationalism
• New Media
• Third Way

References