In the comment he links to above, djc states “One way that philosophy makes progress is when people work in relative isolation, figuring out the consequences of assumptions rather than arguing about them. The isolation usually leads to mistakes and reinventions, but it also leads to new ideas.”
When asked about LessWrong in a reddit AMA, David Chalmers stated “i think having subcommunities of this sort that make their own distinctive assumptions is an important mechanism of philosophical progress” and an interest in TDT/UDT.
In the comment he links to above, djc states “One way that philosophy makes progress is when people work in relative isolation, figuring out the consequences of assumptions rather than arguing about them. The isolation usually leads to mistakes and reinventions, but it also leads to new ideas.”
When asked about LessWrong in a reddit AMA, David Chalmers stated “i think having subcommunities of this sort that make their own distinctive assumptions is an important mechanism of philosophical progress” and an interest in TDT/UDT.
(See also: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/06/notes-from-the-asilomar-conference-on-beneficial-ai/)
(Sorry to dox you, David Chalmers. Hope you’re doing well these days.)