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Rationality Versus Rationalization | rationalfuture
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Culture that understands rationality. Posted by Ivan Phillips. December 21, 2011. There’s something satisfying about carefully reasoning one’s way to a conclusion. To set aside one’s preconceived notions, decide on a new course of action, and to achieve reasoned confidence that one is doing the right thing. Have you ever found yourself in a park or a fast food court, and produced reasons to justify not picking up someone else’s trash? Rationalization is a normal human behavior. It’s the natural...We can ...
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January | 2012 | rationalfuture
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Culture that understands rationality. The Rationality of Induction. Posted by Ivan Phillips. January 5, 2012. Induction is the idea that the past is a guide to the future. We believe the Sun will rise tomorrow because it has risen in the past. Unfortunately, attempts to prove that induction is rational have failed. In An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, published in 1748, David Hume wrote: “That there are no demonstrative arguments … Continue reading →. Socrates must be mortal. January 3, 2012.
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October | 2012 | rationalfuture
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Culture that understands rationality. Bayes’ Theorem: Some Intuitive Principles, Part I. Posted by Ivan Phillips. October 31, 2012. Bayes’ Theorem: Some Intuitive Principles, Part III. Bayes’ Theorem: Some Intuitive Principles, Part II. Bayes’ Theorem: Some Intuitive Principles, Part I. The Rationality of Induction. Socrates must be mortal. The Rational Future Institute. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.
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Bayes’ Theorem: Some Intuitive Principles, Part I | rationalfuture
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Culture that understands rationality. Bayes’ Theorem: Some Intuitive Principles, Part I. Posted by Ivan Phillips. October 31, 2012. Ideal rational thinking is Bayesian, meaning that it is based on Bayes’ theorem. To explain these principles, the best thought experiment I’ve been able to find involves gaming dice. If you’ve ever played Dungeons and Dragons, you’re familiar with 4-sided and 20-sided dice. A 4-sided die is a tetrahedron, and a 20-sided die is a dodecahedron. I rolled the 4-sided die. Becaus...
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Socrates must be mortal | rationalfuture
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Culture that understands rationality. Socrates must be mortal. Posted by Ivan Phillips. January 3, 2012. All men are mortal,. Socrates is a man,. Therefore, Socrates must be mortal. This is the classic Socrates syllogism that has been used to illustrate deductive logic for ages. Deductive logic takes general rules and comes up with new specifics. “All men are mortal” is a general rule. That Socrates is mortal is a specific fact. Ie, a statement that could be true or false. Propositions are not belief...
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Customer Service and the Curse of Fundamental Attribution Error | rationalfuture
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Culture that understands rationality. Customer Service and the Curse of Fundamental Attribution Error. Posted by Ivan Phillips. December 28, 2011. This is the title of a concise article. On fundamental attribution error at the SDM Advisory Group. Rationality does not guarantee agreement, but we might get along better. Socrates must be mortal ». Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Socrates must be mortal.
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The Rationality of Induction | rationalfuture
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Culture that understands rationality. The Rationality of Induction. Posted by Ivan Phillips. January 5, 2012. Induction is the idea that the past is a guide to the future. We believe the Sun will rise tomorrow because it has risen in the past. Unfortunately, attempts to prove that induction is rational have failed. In An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. Published in 1748, David Hume wrote:. Hume is the philosopher most closely associated with the problem. The short answer is no. The principles of ...
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A Rational Future | rationalfuture
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Culture that understands rationality. Posted by Ivan Phillips. November 10, 2011. What if the only thing holding us back from being more rational was our weak understanding of what it means to be rational? Isn’t it curious that we all think that a big problem with the world today is a lack of rational thinking, but we don’t explicitly teach rational thinking anywhere in our education system? Understanding this bias at an intuitive level would go a long way towards making the world a better place. Ins...
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Culture that understands rationality. Ivan Phillips has written 10 posts for rationalfuture. Bayes’ Theorem: Some Intuitive Principles, Part III. Posted by Ivan Phillips. November 12, 2012. Bayes’ Theorem: Some Intuitive Principles, Part II. Posted by Ivan Phillips. November 2, 2012. Bayes’ Theorem: Some Intuitive Principles, Part I. Posted by Ivan Phillips. October 31, 2012. Ideal rational thinking is Bayesian, meaning that it is based on Bayes’ theorem. Bayes’ theorem tells us how to up...Induction is ...
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Proverbs | rationalfuture
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Culture that understands rationality. Posted by Ivan Phillips. December 14, 2011. As children, we’re taught that we should “walk a mile in another man’s shoes” before we judge him. This is admirable advice, to be sure. However, I can’t help thinking that this advice isn’t as effective as it might have been. In my last post, I discussed fundamental attribution error. Rationality Versus Rationalization ». Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). You are commenting us...
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