I don’t know, I’ve encountered it quite often in mainstream philosophy. Then again, I’ve largely given up reading mainstream philosophy unless people link to or mention it in more rigorous discussions.
But you have a point; we could really do better on this. Somebody with skill at avoiding this pitfall should probably write up a post on this.
I keep saying that, and Bazinga keeps omiting it.
My mistake, I’ll edit the rational back in.
Don’t worry, you’re being pattern-matched to the nearest stereotype. Perfectly normal, although thankfully somewhat rarer on LW.
Nowhere near rare enough for super-smart super-rationalists. Not as good as bog standard philosophers.
I don’t know, I’ve encountered it quite often in mainstream philosophy. Then again, I’ve largely given up reading mainstream philosophy unless people link to or mention it in more rigorous discussions.
But you have a point; we could really do better on this. Somebody with skill at avoiding this pitfall should probably write up a post on this.