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The death of theory?
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This recent article in The Observer is interesting and at the same time I feel it contributes to a bit of a false narrative about the role of "theory" in our thinking lives. Are we witnessing the dawn of post-theory science?Does the advent of machine learning mean
System 1 and System 2 Redux
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Having looked at the basics of System 1 and 2 [https://www.mindatelier.co.uk/articles/system-1-and-system-2/] last time, it's time to dig into some of the nuances. Both Kahneman himself and the Reasoning book [https://www.mindatelier.co.uk/articles/reasoning/] point to some things to consider,
System 1 and System 2
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This outline of the idea of dual processing is drawn from the book Thinking, Fast and Slow [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0141033576]. The book covers other issues as well, but over half of it relates to the implications of System 1 and System 2 (and of course
Mental Modes or States - A Collection
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This piece is labelled a collection, because it I won't be applying much in the way of categorisation or hierarchy. Some of the elements here might have a lot of overlap, some will undoubtably be "Apples and Oranges" (which is to say, not really the same
Disc-bound Notebooks - Short Review
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One advantage that I didn't expand on in the main article on paper is that a notebook and pen remains a very portable solution for making notes. Digital devices that can record handwriting do exist (e.g. iPad, reMarkable 2) but they are expensive and still not as
Artefact Cards - Tools For Thought Review
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Artefact Cards [https://artefactshop.com] are a physical tool for thought created by John Willshire [https://twitter.com/willsh] in 2012. From the website's description page [https://artefactshop.com/pages/about]: Artefact Cards help you capture, sort and play with your ideas. The process is simple; Create, Connect,
Analogy
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(The previous post on induction [https://www.mindatelier.co.uk/articles/induction/] can be useful to read first.) Analogy is powerful because it suggests that knowing something about one thing can help us understand something else. While Kant focussed on pairs of relationships (hand - glove; foot - shoe) Aristotle
Induction
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(It can help to start with the short piece on deduction [https://www.mindatelier.co.uk/articles/deduction/].) Induction is a process we can use to create rules which we might then put to use via deduction. We need it because in a messy world, there are limits to the
