Symmetry in World-Historic Perspective: Reply to Lynch

Abstract William Lynch has persistently questioned the politics underlying my appeal to science and technology studies’ flagship symmetry principle. He believes that it licenses worst features of ‘post-truth condition’. I respond in two parts, first facing future second past. In part, argue principle will be crucial decisions society increasingly need make concerning inclusion animals machines on grounds sentience, consciousness, intelligence, etc. been fact at core ‘justice as fairness’ idea both liberal socialist democracies. Difficulties start once means expression communication are made widely available standards fairness subject continual questioning renegotiation.