Science is not defined by methods but by being methodical. Introspection must be accepted as an important paradigm in cognitive science, and even when only have to explain the phenomenon of people reporting a phenomenon we must do so.
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he's also argued against the "blank slate" view of mind (he has a whole book about this topic called The Blank Slate) which is a very controversial topic. it seems uncontroversial to us, perhaps, because it's just obvious that biology influences behavior. but there it is.
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Taleb has a lot of great insights too but I think there's a trap there. He's got a great framework for coming up with risk management positions in high uncertainty environments. He's not an endless font of wisdom though. His paleo-conservatism gets in the way a lot.
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I don't see paleoconservativism in him. And I don't see what he's getting in the way of.
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you don't? his constant obsession on ancient religion, "Mediterranean" identity, genealogy, traditionalism, and basing his ethics on a mixture of classical stoicism and "tough guy" macho bullshit?
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That's a shallow interpretation. Essentially what he's really describing in these things you mentioned above is the history of multilevel selection. You have to offend some open to rip apart the modern myth of universalism.
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I think his posturing gets in the way of developing compassion, which is a much better basis of an ethical system than anything Taleb is talking about.
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Bravado is indistinguishable from compassion in vajrayana. You gotta be macho to take on the suffering of others and dissolve them into emptiness as a Bodhisattva.
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Avolokiteshvara is androgynous and Guan Yin is feminine
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