Much of last century's progress in the hard sciences depended on technology and the creation of research communities with critical mass. But for psychology and philosophy of mind, all crucial ideas have probably been discovered (and often lost again) thousands of years ago.
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Reminds me of some
@gwern I was reading recently, on mathematicians arriving at correct conclusions via faulty proofs—what deep, ineffable mental states guided their reasoning processes, that cannot be recorded or transmittedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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