First try at a diagram showing how formal rationality relies on informal (non-rational) reasonableness to connect it with reality.pic.twitter.com/Q0VFRWR44w
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First try at a diagram showing how formal rationality relies on informal (non-rational) reasonableness to connect it with reality.pic.twitter.com/Q0VFRWR44w
The black raven thing is really bad example. There is no causal link between ravens and blackness, not all observed correlations are causations. There is no system to infer, no induction step; only a description/categorization step.
All true. It’s paradigmatic, though. The discussion is therapeutic, in the sense of correcting misunderstandings of how rationality works, so it starts from those misunderstandings.
In related news:pic.twitter.com/PwASY5g6Dc
Haha. Have you read The Book Of Why by Judea Pearl? Good on content (causality), but also great on meta lessons and switching perspectives.
Thanks, I hadn’t seen that! Brand new, practically. I’m aware of his work in general.
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