Disadvantage of arguing with Jaynes’ Bayes book is that presumably no one cares about it except a handful of advanced geeks.
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@Meaningness do those geeks derive pop Bayesian philosophy from it or apply it to specific domains? (Disclosure: have unread copy)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@badgermind The historical connection is made here: http://lesswrong.com/lw/ul/my_bayesian_enlightenment/ … Jaynes makes Bayes The Answer To Everything—pure eternalism.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness thinking more of the distinction between a philosophy of market trading and a philosophy of life :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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@badgermind Yes; Bayes is definitely the right answer for certain kinds of problems. Although as Taleb argues, trading often isn’t one!
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