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Jack comments on Gettier in Zombie World - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: hairyfigment 23 January 2011 06:44AM

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Comment author: Jack 23 January 2011 07:05:38PM 1 point [-]

Like others said this needs to either focus on Zombies or Gettier- maybe focus on Gettier first and then used that as a tool to address Chalmers. I would just take out the notes to newcomers. Despite the length of this post it still feels rushed to me- the ideas you're dealing are pretty complex and you just keep piling one on top of the other. This makes it hard to follow even for someone familiar with a lot of those concepts.

I have a bit to say about the content but I'm going to make that another comment.

Comment author: hairyfigment 24 January 2011 06:44:03PM 0 points [-]

I can see parts that I could reasonably cut or break off. But I really want a chance of convincing some philosophers, so I have to address the points in the notes somehow. Perhaps in actual footnotes?

Do you plan to wait and address the content after I fix that?

Comment author: Jack 24 January 2011 10:37:51PM 0 points [-]

I can see parts that I could reasonably cut or break off. But I really want a chance of convincing some philosophers, so I have to address the points in the notes somehow. Perhaps in actual footnotes?

As someone inferentially closer to philosophers than most people here I don't think the 'notes for newcomers' section is particularly essential to this endeavor. But the main thing is- this looks like a 15-20 page argument you've condensed to 4. So what you need to do is either forgo this medium and just write a full paper or break down the argument into sections that can be posted separately.

Do you plan to wait and address the content after I fix that?

Nah, I just got confused and then distracted and then moved on. I'll try to do it now. Feel free to harangue me if I don't.