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Beliefs as Endorsements

23 February, 20184 April, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 1 Comment

If all claims are mixtures of "is" and "ought", what does it mean to "believe" them? In practice it comes to mean endorsing models, while emphasizing the "is" aspect (and downplaying the "ought") for rhetorical purposes. Unfortunately this ruins the word for neutral, non-rhetorical use. Read more (8 min, 1900 words).

Wordy Weapons of Is-Ought Alloy

12 February, 201831 May, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 3 Comments

Our words' relationship to reality is far more complicated than we realize. Thus, when we say things we think we state facts but we also endorse certain uses of words. That has consequences, which causes public discourse to become a war zone where we fight for control over our common pool of mental and social equipment. Read more (13 min, 3300 words).

The Signal and the Corrective

19 December, 20174 April, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 3 Comments

The truth often lies somewhere between two opposing views. But even among people whose opinions are moderate and balanced, it matters a great deal which of the two sides come first and which is simply a moderation of the other. Read more (15 min, 3800 words)

Erisology of Self and Will, Part 5: Campbellian Thinking in the Wild

28 July, 20174 April, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 1 Comment

Part 5 of a series adapted from my 2009 Bachelor's Thesis in philosophy. I discuss some examples of people expressing a quasi-mystical view of the self online. Read more (8 min, 2100 words)

Erisology, Take Two

13 December, 20167 July, 2017 ~ John Nerst ~ 6 Comments

A second and more to the point attempt at pinning down what ”erisology” (or ”the study of disagreement”) actually is and what other fields are relevant to it.
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Conversations Going Critical

6 March, 201614 October, 2017 ~ John Nerst ~ Leave a comment

Sometimes arguments and statements invites responses longer than themselves, often by making more things part of the conversation. So if we want to be thorough when arguing we risk starting a chain reaction that blows up in our faces.
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Erisology

12 January, 201624 March, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 12 Comments

A new word that means ”the study of disagreement”. I think such a field is needed and has a lot of potential.
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