Vladimir_Nesov comments on Train Philosophers with Pearl and Kahneman, not Plato and Kant - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Bugmaster 04 December 2012 11:42:59AM 17 points [-]

When you say things like "More machine learning, more physics, more game theory, more math", what I hear is, "more of anything that's not philosophy".

For example, Machine Learning alone is a topic whose understanding requires a semi-decent grounding in math, computer science, and practical programming. That's at least a year of study for someone with an IQ over 150, and probably something like three or four years for the rest of us. And that's just one topic; you list others as well. It sounds like you want us to just stop doing philosophy altogether, and stick to the more useful stuff.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 04 December 2012 12:32:55PM 22 points [-]

The world is complicated.

Comment author: adamisom 06 December 2012 09:10:01AM *  1 point [-]

The only time I've ever read a vague four-word sentence that deserves an upvote. Such things tickle me.