I actually thought the “coalitional” part did deserve a mention, precisely because it is one of the few facets of the problem that we can just fight (which is not to say that coalitions don’t have a social and formal role to play in any actual political system!) Again, I think Crick would also agree with this, and ISTM that he did grapple with these issues at a pretty deep level. If we’re going to go beyond our traditional “no politics!” attitude, I really have to wonder why he’s not considered a trusted reference here, on a par w/ the Sequences and whatever the latest AI textbook is.
I actually thought the “coalitional” part did deserve a mention, precisely because it is one of the few facets of the problem that we can just fight (which is not to say that coalitions don’t have a social and formal role to play in any actual political system!) Again, I think Crick would also agree with this, and ISTM that he did grapple with these issues at a pretty deep level. If we’re going to go beyond our traditional “no politics!” attitude, I really have to wonder why he’s not considered a trusted reference here, on a par w/ the Sequences and whatever the latest AI textbook is.
Do you have reading recommendations on him?