A brief appreciation of @NegarestaniReza's _Intelligence and Spirit_ from @urbanomicdotcom, and in particular, the final chapter on the philosophy of intelligence.https://amzn.to/3elGWI7
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Rational choice theory is the exact sort of thing I'm criticizing. It reduces the shimmering complexity of society into arithmetic. It really doesn't matter whether you're calling it rational choice, evolutionary processes, or the wisdom of the ancients; it's the same story.
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It's not even arithmetic. Arithmetic is neutral. What happens in rational choice theory is the over-stretching of biased micro-choice to macro-behaviors upon which neoliberalism makes its case.
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You see my achilles heel is that I want to strive for exactitude. This is my engineering calling. But I understand this is not always possible but should I abandon such ambitions? I think not.
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I don't mind clarifying at all. That's how you know if you're both talking about the same thing.
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