gwern comments on Rationality Quotes July 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DaFranker 27 July 2012 09:31:04PM -1 points [-]

I'm not quite sure what this abstraction would even correspond to. In fact, when I ask myself what abstract meaning 'Love' could possibly have, I find myself confused. It seems there might be some 'Love' somewhere that feels like it is the ideal, abstract 'Love', but no matter where I search I cannot find it on my map.

I'd like it if you could help me map this "abstract ideal" in my conceptspace map, if that's possible.

Comment author: gwern 27 July 2012 09:34:40PM 0 points [-]

It's not worth trying to understand beyond Goethe having fun at some idealists' expense. I took a course on Romanticism, and came out with little better understanding than you have now.