Sometimes our community has a different name for something than others do, so it’s useful to know which name others use so we can learn from them.
Today I learned, that deliberative democracy researchers call Deliberation what we call Collaborative Truth Seeking:
“Deliberation requires rational reasoning, or “thinking slow,” in Kahneman’s terminology. It is distinct from oratory, rhetoric, negotiation, persuasion, and common forms of debate, which frequently use pathos and emotion. (...) According to deliberative democracy theorists, deliberative conversation is a cooperative venture seeking truth or the common good, rather than seeking to “win,” or defeat an opponent.”
They seem to have studied this a lot, and there’s probably a lot we can learn from them to improve our Group Rationality skills. One day I might dive into their literature and write a post about it, but for now I’m just sharing this so others can do so as well.
Collaborative Truth Seeking = Deliberation
Sometimes our community has a different name for something than others do, so it’s useful to know which name others use so we can learn from them.
Today I learned, that deliberative democracy researchers call Deliberation what we call Collaborative Truth Seeking:
They seem to have studied this a lot, and there’s probably a lot we can learn from them to improve our Group Rationality skills. One day I might dive into their literature and write a post about it, but for now I’m just sharing this so others can do so as well.