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

65 Post author: lukeprog 06 December 2012 12:42AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 04 December 2012 04:03:02PM 5 points [-]

I'd like to be explicit that I disagree with you, though this is implied in the grandparent. I think Luke, and EY, have very good philosophical heads on their shoulders. I also don't think there's such thing as philosophical expertise (contra Luke, I admit), so Luke's admitted lack of traditional philosophical training doesn't bother me (and shouldn't bother you).

Comment author: Peterdjones 04 December 2012 04:13:16PM 1 point [-]

I don't care about philosophical training, (having had none myself). I do care about clarity and good argumentation.

Comment author: thomblake 04 December 2012 04:08:40PM 1 point [-]

I also don't think there's such thing as philosophical expertise

I agree. So would my mentor, and he's said so explicitly: "I am an expert at logic, but I don't believe anyone is an expert at Philosophy."