When I said ‘Eliezer’s “epistemic rationality” and “instrumental rationality”’, I was talking specifically about this. Perhaps I’m mistaken, and these definitions are an oral tradition passed on through the generations by mouth before Eliezer finally wrote them down.
Er, there were plenty of pages on the internet about “epistemic rationality” and “instrumental rationality” long before that. Like I say, they are the standard terms:
I mean that it’s not really a case of “Eliezer’s “epistemic rationality” and “instrumental rationality”″ - since he didn’t originate those terms.
The terms do seem to be a bit duff. The underlying concepts are OK—but IMO, the terminology leaves something to be desired.
When I said ‘Eliezer’s “epistemic rationality” and “instrumental rationality”’, I was talking specifically about this. Perhaps I’m mistaken, and these definitions are an oral tradition passed on through the generations by mouth before Eliezer finally wrote them down.
Er, there were plenty of pages on the internet about “epistemic rationality” and “instrumental rationality” long before that. Like I say, they are the standard terms:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_rationality
http://www.amazon.com/Theory-Epistemic-Rationality-Richard-Foley/dp/0674882768