Dr. John Vervaeke Ep. 28 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - Convergence To Relevance Realization
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Apr 3, 2023 
Dr. John Vervaeke, a philosopher and cognitive psychologist, discusses the cognitive science of intelligence, the cognitive heuristic of essentialism, insight in problem formulation, categorization of similarity and relevance, agency and cognition in machines, layers of communication, maxims of communication and relevance realization, and regenerating connections for cultivating wisdom.
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Intelligence as General Problem Solving
- Newell and Simon's work on intelligence focuses on general problem-solving and relevance realization.
- Their naturalistic, comparative approach avoids the homuncular fallacy by explaining the mind in non-mental terms.
Problem Formulation and Relevance Realization
- Newell and Simon's essentialist heuristic led them to believe all problems are the same, neglecting problem formulation's importance.
- Real-world problems are often ill-defined, lacking the relevance realization achieved through proper formulation.
Mutilated Chessboard Problem
- The mutilated chessboard problem demonstrates the power of problem formulation.
- Framing it as a parity problem, not a covering one, makes the solution obvious.