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Transformative Experience

Book • 2016
In 'Transformative Experience', L.A.

Paul argues that certain life choices, such as deciding to become a parent, converting to a religion, or medically altering one's physical and mental capacities, are transformative experiences that cannot be assessed in advance.

These experiences change the person in both epistemic and personal ways, making it impossible to make fully informed decisions based on current preferences and values.

Paul uses classic philosophical examples and recent work in decision theory, cognitive science, and the philosophy of mind to develop a rigorous account of how we should understand and approach such transformative decisions.

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Tim Ferriss
in the introduction, highlighting the author's work on transformative experiences.
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in the context of the 'vampire problem' analogy to illustrate the difficulty of knowing one's future self.
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John Vervaeke
in relation to transformative experiences.
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Russ Roberts
as one of the books that lead to his book, Wild Problems.
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in the context of transformative experiences and decision-making.
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Russ Roberts
in relation to the concept of transformative experiences and irreversible decisions.
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Atze Schröder
als Autorin des Buches, das die Grundlage für die Diskussion über transformative Entscheidungen bildet.
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in the context of transformative experiences and decision-making.
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in relation to transformative experiences and the metaphor of becoming a vampire.
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Mentioned when discussing the problem of not knowing how you'll feel about something until you've experienced it.
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Jaime Rodríguez de Santiago
como la autora de un libro que explora la toma de decisiones en situaciones donde la información es limitada.
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Molly Crockett
for its case for taking experience seriously in how we theorize decision making.
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Barry Lam
as the title of Laurie Paul’s book.
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Russ Roberts
as a source of inspiration for his book, discussing transformative experiences.
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John Vervaeke
for its exploration of transformative experiences.
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Stuart Russell
as an example of transformative experience.
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Sean Carroll
as the author of the book discussing transformative experiences.
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Rob Wiblin
in the context of effective altruism discussion and later by
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Russ Roberts
in relation to transformative experiences.
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Agnes Callard
, referencing examples used in Paul's book about transformative experiences.
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