Possibly I can help clarify here? It may be that you are somewhat talking past each other due to different uses of “rationality.”
Yes, that's right, although a rationalist would probably reply that of course rationality is always applied toward some purpose, which is correct. The distinction is that the formalism per se has no specific purpose, only its use does.
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Also seems relevant to the question Conor poses about the potential use of this outlook for "deciding what our values should be." Understanding rationality's relationship to more directly meaningful activity helps ensure it doesn't tip into nihilism.https://twitter.com/JakeOrthwein/status/1226617944349691906 …
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