Theoretical Descriptions As An Act Of Psychologizing The Universe 🙂
CONFLATING TRUTH WITH TRUTHFULNESS / AND THEORY AS PSYCHOLOGIZING THE UNIVERSE. (probably a little difficult for most but possibly profoundly useful) —“But we can claim that our theory is true and often do so. In fact, the idea that we cannot do so is itself a theory which, if true, cannot be claimed to be…
Curt: Why Do You Keep Saying Truth Is Not Extant?
(from CR discussion) [W]ell, I have very consistently argued that platonic ‘ultimate’ truth is not extant, which is exactly what CR says: I can never possess it. (this may not be true at some point in the future but it is now, since we cannot reduce the universe to first principles as yet). Once we…
We Can Prevent Lies Easily If The Normative Commons Is Common (Shareholder) Property
[S]o, under freedom of speech, libel, slander, defamation, are acceptable to you? So are Keynesian economics, Marxism upon which it is based, Freudian Psychology, Cantor’s sets, Mises’ Praxeology, Rothbard’s Ethics, The Frankfurt School, Feminism (feminist socialism), Boasian Pseudo-Anthropology, Postmodernism (the attack on truth), the marxist attack on education, the marxist attack on art? All of…
Operationalism Is A Test of Truth Telling (Honesty), Not The Truth Of A Theory
(possibly the latter bit is profound) [F]rom my notes…. –“An operational definition is produced by defining a process of operationalization and recording the results of operating that process; in order to define a variable, term, or object in terms of a set of tests needed to determine its existence, duration, and quantity or quality. Operational…
Operations: A General Rule Of Ethics in Politics
[O]perationalism asks us to demonstrate that we are conducting observations of extant entities not projecting imagination and subjectivity. As a general rule: *** We shall define all phenomenon which we choose to observe, in terms of the sequence of physical operations (actions) used, the instruments used, and the measurements taken with those instruments (whether cardinal…
Does Our Economy All Come Down To Truth Telling?
The Militia Creates Truth Telling? The epistemological constraint of warriors? Empirical Science (aristotelianism) has evolved into a universal language. The voluntary organization of production under property and rule of law have evolved into a universal language. Scientific research and production take place within a society. The society vastly impacts the quality of that research and…
The Copenhagen Interpretation as an Example of the Problem of Epistemology at Scale
[A] profoundly good example of the problem philosophers face in reducing that which we cannot sense and perceive without instruments to analogies to experience which we can. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qm-copenhagen/ As I struggle with the cultural conflation of truth with strategic good, assumed as metaphysical property of reality, and reconciling this with the requirement for ethical testimony,…
The Propertarian Criticism Of Platonic Truth
(important piece) –“We can speak about truth even without a warranty, and we don’t mean truthlike or agreed to be true, just plain true.”—Bruce [Y]es, but how do we know you are speaking truthfully? How do we prevent pseudoscience? Or are you, like free speech advocates, saying that the damage that is done by error…
Under Propertarianism, Operationalism Prevents Exporting “Harm” (Costs)
—“[A]ll arguments put into the marketplace of ideas function as conceptual goods – products for our use. Now since we are producing goods we do have the ability if not the necessity to provide consumer protection. This is all that operationalism does for us. It doesnt say you’re doing good (telling the truth) it tests…
Under Propertarianism, Operationalism Prevents Exporting "Harm" (Costs)
—“[A]ll arguments put into the marketplace of ideas function as conceptual goods – products for our use. Now since we are producing goods we do have the ability if not the necessity to provide consumer protection. This is all that operationalism does for us. It doesnt say you’re doing good (telling the truth) it tests…
Does Western Culture All Come Down To Truth Telling?
[E]mpirical Science (aristotelianism) has evolved into a universal language. The voluntary organization of production under property and rule of law have evolved into a universal language. Scientific research and production take place within a society. The society vastly impacts the quality of that research and production. The people conducting research carry with them the assumptions…
Operationalism as a General Rule
[O]perationalism asks us to demonstrate that we are conducting observations of extant entities not projecting imagination and subjectivity. As a general rule: *** We shall define all phenomenon which we choose to observe, in terms of the sequence of physical operations (actions) used, the instruments used, and the measurements taken with those instruments (whether cardinal…
We Can Prevent Lies Easily If the Normative Commons is Common Property
[S]o libel, slander, defamation, are acceptable to you, I ‘m sure. So are Keynesian economics, Marxism upon which it is based, Freudian Psychology, Cantor’s sets, Mises’ Praxeology, Rothbard’s Ethics, The Frankfurt School, Feminism (feminist socialism), Boasian Pseudo-Anthropology, Postmodernism (the attack on truth), the marxist attack on education, the marxist attack on art, all of which…
Curt: Why Do You Keep Saying Truth Is Not Extant?
(from CR discussion) [W]ell, I have very consistently argued that platonic ‘ultimate’ truth is not extant, which is exactly what CR says: I can never possess it. (this may not be true at some point in the future but it is now, since we cannot reduce the universe to first principles as yet). Once we…
Table Of Ethical Arguments
[F]our categories of argument determined by how they are constructed. 1) ETHICAL Truthful speech: Operational. Knowledge of construction. Proof of existence. 2) ETHICALLY QUESTIONABLE Pragmatic speech : operationally abbreviated. Insufficiently demonstrated. 3) ETHICALLY IMPOSSIBLE Allegorical speech: knowledge of use but not construction. 4) UNETHICAL Dishonest speech.
Armies of Lies Instead of Armies of Men: War at a Discount.
[T]here are always malevolent people in the world. They simply lack the means of acting. Raising an army is actually quite hard. But we dont need to raise armies any longer. We celebrated the benefits of literacy. But we celebrated literacy among our culture of truth telling. We did not account for the misuse of…
Compatibilism
[J]ust as male and female evolutionary strategies are different, but compatible with the proper institutions and incentives, White European and Jewish evolutionary strategies are different, but compatible with the proper institutions and incentives. But would the jews give up their parasitic ethics? I don’t think so. Any more than whites will give up heroism. Truth…
Devious
[T]hey made freedom of speech and virtue of opinion morally superior to speaking the truth and only the truth. Devious
Truth is Enough
[I]t isn’t necessary to construct formal and informal institutions to control the goodness of man. Such a thing requires no constraint. A government, a law, a philosophy, an ideology, a religion, and a mythos need only be constructed to constrain in bad in man: that which seeks to avoid meritocratic contribution to production. So any…
Truth Telling Forms The Basis Of A Moral Society That Depends Upon Property Rights
[A]merican culture, like english culture, was organized to enforce truth telling, truth telling alone will enforce private property rights. The goal of the Progressive (socialist) Intellectuals (new yorkers) was to assault the culture of truth telling, as provincial, since it imposed a threat to their evolutionary strategy. We focus on property rights encoded in law,…
Aristocracy and Higher Tribalism (Instead of Democracy and Infighting.)
[A]ristocracy can cooperate on behalf of our tribes, no matter what tribe we belong to. All aristocracy speaks the same language, and all of us can work to better our own tribes with the help of aristocrats from other tribes. We have no false allegiances. We have no political agendas. Our agenda is merely the…
Cultural Variants of Truth and the Consequences
Truth and Adherence to Rules are two different things. (submission) Truth and Fidelity to Contract are two different things. Truth and Duty are two different things. Truth and Knowledge are two different things. Truth as Adherence – Familialism (most of the world) Truth as Fidelity – Tribalism (judaism) Truth as Duty – Nationalism (germans) Truth…
20th Century Philosophers Were Seeking Power, Not Truth
[O]perationalism constructs rigid correspondence, eliminates the problem of imprecise language, even non-existent language, by creating names for operations rather than allegories, normative usage, or worst of all, relying upon names of experiences rather than the actions that cause them. It has become increasingly frustrating, if not dismissive, to read the philosophical arguments of the 20th…
Completing the Transformation of Man?
[I] want to talk about the experience of the mind, under economics, science and operationalism, versus under language, logic and math under platonism. But I don’t know the words to use. There is a very great similarity between language, logic, math, mysticism and religion, that is not extant in economics, science, and operationalism. Now, I…
“Consensus, Intent, Taboo and Sacred” VS “Incentives and Institutions” : Another Inequality.
CONSENSUS, INTENT, TABOO AND SACRED VS INCENTIVES AND INSTITUTIONS : ANOTHER INEQUALITY (very good piece) [W]e humans are usually much happier once we figure out that “consensus and intent” are possible only for small groups, and beyond that scale we must construct protocols (processes) and incentives (information) via institutions (formal institutions) such that it is…