Does Being Wrong give any new useful techniques for how to actually change your mind?
Doesn’t look like it does—her work falls somewhat short from that POV. Like many other popular books, Being Wrong is written in a way that pays relatively little attention to its main thesis, and mostly takes it as an opportunity to list entertaining anecdotes and offer witty asides. Nevertheless, it may have potential in raising awareness about basic rationality among the general public.
I’ve been reading through Being Wrong, actually. It is shallow but fairly well-written and presents ideas fairly effectively. On the other hand, I wonder how many LWers really need a gentle introduction to philosophy of science and Quinean indeterminacy, which is about as challenging as it’s gotten so far?
The book On Being Certain goes into depth on the ‘feeling of right’.
Does Being Wrong give any new useful techniques for how to actually change your mind?
Doesn’t look like it does—her work falls somewhat short from that POV. Like many other popular books, Being Wrong is written in a way that pays relatively little attention to its main thesis, and mostly takes it as an opportunity to list entertaining anecdotes and offer witty asides. Nevertheless, it may have potential in raising awareness about basic rationality among the general public.
I’ve been reading through Being Wrong, actually. It is shallow but fairly well-written and presents ideas fairly effectively. On the other hand, I wonder how many LWers really need a gentle introduction to philosophy of science and Quinean indeterminacy, which is about as challenging as it’s gotten so far?