Other related discussion to this post:
Peter Turchin’s response to Scott’s book reviews: http://peterturchin.com/cliodynamica/why-theory-is-important-responding-to-two-reviews-by-scott-alexander/
SSC subreddit discussion of those reviews: https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/d02x4j/peter_turchin_responds_to_the_reviews_of_his/
Other related discussion to this post:
Peter Turchin’s response to Scott’s book reviews: http://peterturchin.com/cliodynamica/why-theory-is-important-responding-to-two-reviews-by-scott-alexander/
SSC subreddit discussion of those reviews: https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/d02x4j/peter_turchin_responds_to_the_reviews_of_his/