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Blind Variation as Heuristics that May Fail?

Posted on December 23, 2020December 29, 2020 by Ella Hoeppner

Bruce and I have an ongoing discussion about our differing interpretation of Donald Campbell’s notion of “blindness”. Bruce has previously published a post explaining his…

The Upside-Down Theory of Evolution
Evolution

The Upside-Down Theory of Evolution

Posted on December 21, 2020December 19, 2020 by Four Strands

   Neo-Darwinism, the theory of the “selfish gene,” uncovered the basic principle of evolution, that change in living things happens through blind variation and selective retention.…

Theory of Anything Podcast Episode 10: What Use is Computational Theory?
Computation

Theory of Anything Podcast Episode 10: What Use is Computational Theory?

Posted on December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

In the last episode, we gave you the basic theory. Now we’re going to show you how Computational Theory is actually used in real life.…

Popper’s Faith in Reason
Critical Rationalism

Popper’s Faith in Reason

Posted on December 17, 2020December 15, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

In the Critical Rationalist group on Facebook there is an interesting discussion about Popper’s claims that faith in reason were not themselves rational. Here is…

Happiness and Problem Solving
Critical Rationalism

Happiness and Problem Solving

Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Sashin

The following letter was originally sent out to my mailing list and published here.

The Importance of Seeking Concepts
Critical Rationalism

The Importance of Seeking Concepts

Posted on December 14, 2020November 30, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

In a past post, I demonstrated how Word Essentialism arguments are always incorrect. In this post, I anticipate some possible objections to my argument and…

Theory of Anything Podcast – Episode 9: Intro to Computational Theory
Artifical General Intelligence

Theory of Anything Podcast – Episode 9: Intro to Computational Theory

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

Computational Theory is possibly the most underrated of all scientific theories. In fact, most scientists think of it as a branch of mathematics rather than…

“How Can We Be Certain?”
Critical Rationalism

“How Can We Be Certain?”

Posted on December 10, 2020November 10, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

Does the phrase “I’m certain” or the question “How can we be certain?” suggest to you that the person talking needs a lesson in Popperian…

On Feelings of Certainty
Critical Rationalism

On Feelings of Certainty

Posted on December 7, 2020November 30, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

Another good Popper Quote I wanted to capture: …do we always have the feeling of complete assurance or certainty of its truth, even with respect…

A Libertarian Defense of Original Appropriation?
Politics

A Libertarian Defense of Original Appropriation?

Posted on December 3, 2020November 9, 2020 by Bruce Nielson

In a previous post A Libertarian Account of Original Appropriation I described how libertarians understood the concept of “original appropriation” and ended up both criticizing…

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