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> “We cannot rely on our native tongue if our spouse does not understand it.” > — The 5 Love Languages . > “The speaking of language is part of an activity, or of a form of life.” > > “I shall also call the whole, consisting of language and...
TL;DR: It’s useful to think of ethical theories as online learning algorithms rather than specific action-recommendations. As finite beings, we use them to compress accumulated moral judgments and incorporate new ones; different representations update differently. We can expect to spend our entire lives mid-moral update rather than in reflective equilibrium....
Sometimes I want to post things like: * [thing i'm wondering about] [here’s my initial stab at it] [but i have no idea if this is right or wrong] [i'm sure people on LW would love to tell me where i can find the answer or how they think about...
Note to reader: This post was written with Publish-first writing, where I publish the post first, then write it. It’s current status is Rough first draft (4/17). My friend Jill is anxiously attached. Of course, my friend Jill is just Jill, the full human person Jill. But there is such...
Note to reader: This post was written with Publish-first writing, where I publish the post first, then write it. It’s current status is Work in progress (4/16) Done (4/17). TL;DR: Publish on the first writing session. Finish & edit whenever. Let drafts live besides finished posts. This is the Way....