This is also a repeat of the lesson that “you can often out-pace most philosophers simply by reading what today’s leading scientists have to say about a given topic instead of reading what philosophers say about it.”
...actually, wait. I read as much of the linked paper as I could (Google Books hides quite a few pages) and I didn’t really see any strong neuroscientific evidence. It looked like they were inferring the existence of the three systems from psychology and human behavior, and then throwing in a bit of neuroscience by mentioning some standard results like the cells that represent error in reinforcement learning. What I didn’t see was a description of how three separate systems naturally fall out of brain studies. But I missed a lot of the paper—is there anything like that in there?
What I didn’t see was a description of how three separate systems naturally fall out of brain studies. But I missed a lot of the paper—is there anything like that in there?
On the other hand, rationality can be faster than science. And I’m feeling pretty good about positing three different forms of motivation, divided between model-free tendencies based on conditioning, and model-based goals, then saying we could use transhumanism to focus on the higher-level rational ones, without having read the particular neuroscience you’re citing...
...actually, wait. I read as much of the linked paper as I could (Google Books hides quite a few pages) and I didn’t really see any strong neuroscientific evidence. It looked like they were inferring the existence of the three systems from psychology and human behavior, and then throwing in a bit of neuroscience by mentioning some standard results like the cells that represent error in reinforcement learning. What I didn’t see was a description of how three separate systems naturally fall out of brain studies. But I missed a lot of the paper—is there anything like that in there?
Some, yes. I’ve now updated the link in the OP so it points to a PDF of the full chapter.