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Cat Couplings

30 October, 201930 October, 2019 ~ John Nerst ~ 15 Comments

"I prefer honest argumentation to dishonest rhetoric." Do I mean that rhetoric is essentially dishonest, or am I talking about the kind of rhetoric that's dishonest? That's a cat coupling. Read more (7 min, 1800 words).

Interpretation Matrix: Free Trade Benefits Everyone

12 September, 201912 September, 2019 ~ John Nerst ~ 6 Comments

Many disagreements are complicated by terms having several meanings. What if a claim is made up of more than one such term? How would we deal with that complexity? I look at an example about the benefits of free trade. Read more (7 min, 1800 words).

Voices On the Genius of the Bit Artists

1 April, 20184 April, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 4 Comments

How a book about two late 20th century artists convinced me that they are the greatest in history. Read more (11 min, 2700 words).

Signed Google Translate

18 October, 20174 April, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 3 Comments

I try to interpret a Google translation of someone quoting me in Tamil. Deep insights result. Read more (4 min, 1100 words)

Erisology of Self and Will, Part 1: Introduction

30 June, 20174 April, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 2 Comments

An adaptation of my 2009 Bachelor's Thesis in philosophy about how scientific statements about the self and the will are interpreted differently inside and outside science, with dangerous consequences. Part 1 of 7. Read more (4 min, 900 words)

Case Study: The War on Christmas

24 November, 201616 October, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 10 Comments

The ”war on Christmas” is an example of how a phrase can mean different things and how people typically aren’t interested in making sure they know what others mean. Also about how Christmas changing from unquestioned background norm to one of many cultural practices highlights the arbitrariness of traditions in ways that can be painful to be reminded about.
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Illusory Communion

19 January, 20167 July, 2017 ~ John Nerst ~ 2 Comments

How you can feel like you know people and be part of a group without actually being so. It describes me and the so-called "rationalist community".
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