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Philosophy For Our Times
The Perception Bias | Daniel Kahneman, Ellen Langer, Hilary Lawson
Jun 4, 2024
Cognitive scientist Daniel Kahneman, psychologist Ellen Langer, and philosopher Hilary Lawson discuss perception bias, decision-making, truth, variability in biases, openness vs. structure, expert guidance, AI surpassing human intelligence, and the role of AI in future discourse.
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- Perception biases are integral to understanding the world, challenging the notion of bias elimination.
- Variability in decision-making and biases play a crucial role in individual judgments and sentencing.
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The Nature of Bias and Perception
Psychologists argue that perceptual biases are crucial for understanding the world, contrary to the desire to eliminate biases. Philosophers question whether biases are essential to being human or if perceiving the world without bias is ideal. The debate explores whether biases make individuals unique or if acknowledging biases is necessary to perceive the world accurately.
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