Emile comments on Rationality Quotes January 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 02 January 2013 12:54:26AM 9 points [-]

I'd have thought from observation that quite a lot of human club is just about discussing the rules of human club, excess meta and all. Philosophy in daily practice being best considered a cultural activity, something humans do to impress other humans.

Comment author: Emile 02 January 2013 10:59:53AM 6 points [-]

I dunno; "philosophy", at least, doesn't seem to be about discussing the rules of the human club, or maybe it's discussing a very specific part of the rules (but then, so is Maths!). Family gossip and stand-up comedy seem much closer to "discussing the rules of the human club".

Comment author: David_Gerard 02 January 2013 11:07:13AM *  2 points [-]

Going meta is the quick win (in the social competition) for cultural discourse, though, c.f. postmodernism.