At least it’s working against the Straw Vulcan image.
And if by ‘our passionate natures’ one means ‘fulfilling the values one would wish to have if one thought clearer, etc.’ then it seems rather closely aligned. Of course, it doesn’t—but it’s not so far off.
This appears to me to be using “rationalism” to denote something much “weaker” than, e.g., LW-style rationalism.
(Where by “weaker” I mean not “worse” but “having fewer claims and commitments”.)
At least it’s working against the Straw Vulcan image.
And if by ‘our passionate natures’ one means ‘fulfilling the values one would wish to have if one thought clearer, etc.’ then it seems rather closely aligned. Of course, it doesn’t—but it’s not so far off.