Minds Almost Meeting

Who Must Be Persuaded By Explanations (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Jan 4, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Importance of Knowing the Distribution of Mistakes

4min

The Importance of Knowledge of the Ethical World

2min

Validity in the Practical Realm

2min

How to Collect a Unified Integral View of Everything

2min

The General Human Enemy of Trying to Know

2min

The Concept of Practical Knowledge

2min

The Integrative View of Reality

2min

The Elephants in the Brain

3min

10.

The Importance of Writing for an Audience

2min

11.

The Importance of Truthful Trolling in Public Policy Analysis

3min

12.

The Importance of Care in Medicine

2min

13.

The Importance of Persuasion

6min

14.

How to Get People to Accept Your Changes

2min

15.

How to Show That You Care Without Health Care

3min

16.

How to Cut Medical Spending

2min

17.

How to Be a Better Person

2min

18.

The Importance of Sharing Information With Others

3min

19.

The Importance of Having Two Levels of Description

3min

20.

The Importance of Getting a Grip on Reality

3min

21.

The Dangers of Alcohol Interventions

3min

22.

The Problem With Self-Deception

2min

23.

The Importance of Trust in Life

2min

24.

The Importance of Hidden Motives

3min

25.

The Importance of Recognizing Yourself

2min

26.

The Importance of Intuition in Quantum Mechanics

2min

27.

The Importance of Aspiration

2min

28.

How to Change Your Attitude About Education

4min

View the transcript for this episode here: https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/who-must-be-persuaded-by-explanations

Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.

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