Jess Whittlestone Rationality & Effective Altruism EA Global Melbourne 2015

Jess Whittlestone on rationality and why we should care about it.
Two major aspects of rationality are covered: 'epistemic rationality' - forming accurate beliefs and 'instrumental rationality' - the skill of advancing your goals given your resources.  Jess then discusses what rationality isnt and some common misconceptions.
Further, Jess discusses three common components of rationality central to EA:
1) Seeking Truth (inc intellectual honesty, open-mindedness)
2) Questioning our intuitions (inc Thinking fast and slow)
3) Being 'effective'  (being strategic instead of just responding to environmental pressures)

Slides are here: http://www.slideshare.net/adam_ford/j...

Also of interest: http://jesswhittlestone.com/blog/2014...

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