Great. I'm getting this. But, you are not taking cognitive dissonance. It does not matter how logical my argument is if I don't style it in a way that will make the dude avoid cognitive dissonance, the interlocutor is less likely to accept it. so where is the logic and rationality? It is not only the argument that will be rational but also styled well and done step by step.
What do you mean by "self denial"? I presume you dont simply mean hiding your favourite cakes in a time-locked safe. : - ) Self-control is an importnat aspect of rationality. Are argue that we have a disposition to control ourselves to effectively and efficiently achieve our goals and standards. Our course, there are all sorts of biases and errors in the way we do this, but none of these is closed to argument and correction.
In The Myth of the Closed Mind I do deal with the emergence of logic and our appreciation of it - two very different things, it is worth pointing out. I think that we have a rudimentary appreciation of logic, but we have also gone beyond our evolved cognitive modules and have created logics that are no part of our evolved dispositions. With language we have created systems outside our heads - such as formal logic. The mental process of creation may be darwinian-like.
Great. I'm getting this. But, you are not taking cognitive dissonance. It does not matter how logical my argument is if I don't style it in a way that will make the dude avoid cognitive dissonance, the interlocutor is less likely to accept it. so where is the logic and rationality? It is not only the argument that will be rational but also styled well and done step by step.
Forkroute 1 week ago
Is it related to life long learning? .. Please make your book available as ebook.
ThaFacka 1 month ago
Interesting stuff; do you deal with the problem of self-denial?
niriop 6 months ago
@niriop
Dear niriop,
What do you mean by "self denial"? I presume you dont simply mean hiding your favourite cakes in a time-locked safe. : - ) Self-control is an importnat aspect of rationality. Are argue that we have a disposition to control ourselves to effectively and efficiently achieve our goals and standards. Our course, there are all sorts of biases and errors in the way we do this, but none of these is closed to argument and correction.
NaiveRealist 6 months ago
Excellent video! A fascinating question, and one that I've often thought about. Will definitely add it to my reading list.
TripleEvent 6 months ago
@TripleEvent
Thanks very much, TripleEvent.
NaiveRealist 6 months ago
now all you have to show that formal logic is a product of natural selection.
somor98 6 months ago
@somor98
Dear somor98,
In The Myth of the Closed Mind I do deal with the emergence of logic and our appreciation of it - two very different things, it is worth pointing out. I think that we have a rudimentary appreciation of logic, but we have also gone beyond our evolved cognitive modules and have created logics that are no part of our evolved dispositions. With language we have created systems outside our heads - such as formal logic. The mental process of creation may be darwinian-like.
NaiveRealist 6 months ago