The Sorites Paradox seems underappreciated:
— Dale Carrico (@dalecarrico) April 16, 2014
Sorites, paradox&also fallacy of the heap: removal of just which grain renders a heap non-heap? Deduction tolerates how loose a stipulation?
— Dale Carrico (@dalecarrico) April 16, 2014
Neoliberal economists who pretend macro reduces to micro need sorites therapy.
— Dale Carrico (@dalecarrico) April 16, 2014
AI boosters who expect Moore's Law to spit out Mind need sorites therapy.
— Dale Carrico (@dalecarrico) April 16, 2014
Anarchists who hope local interventions make the Revolution need sorites therapy.
— Dale Carrico (@dalecarrico) April 16, 2014
Paradoxical that sorites derives from soros (Heap) and that conspiracy theories about George Soros often suggest the fallacy.
— Dale Carrico (@dalecarrico) April 16, 2014
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