Bill Seitz on Nostr: "For someone who has only Philosophic understanding, logic isn’t something that can ...
"For someone who has only Philosophic understanding, logic isn’t something that can be easily disobeyed. But logic, for an Ironist, is a game that can be played — or not! Egan writes that, for the “sophisticated” (Socratic) Ironist, the point of logic and science and intelligence is to live well, and not cause others pain."
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-the-educated-mindPublished at
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