First, let me say I enjoyed your post. Straight to your questions, outlined your thoughts and reasons, and actively engaged me during the reading. With respect to that, I’ll jump right to the links I gathered from around LW that might interest you (note: I’m not an LW deep-diver and there is much I missed. These are surface level and low-hanging fruit to start with):
A Human’s Guide to Words—This is a collection of posts concerning words, our attempts to communicate and rely information, and these concepts connect with objective reality. It’s a discussion of (among other things) breaking down what we say to get at what we mean and exploring unknown or unacknowledge or misunderstood implications of our words.
Metaethics—This collection is concerned with ethics and morals as well as what “should” and “right” mean. I think it will be very relevant to your exploration of “deserve.”
Evolutionary Psychology—Link is to a wiki article, but look at the bottom for the posts. This discussion of evolutionary psychology may be helpful in its attempts to break down and explore the evolutionary origins of the human mind and how that can lead to “black box” concepts (like “justice”) whose origins become very difficult for humans to explore.
I’d also suggest the collection of posts titled Map and Territory for some general ideas regarding exploring hard concepts and breaking difficult questions down. And as a good introduction to LW writing material.
I hope these prove to be useful readings. I found your admission to being less well-read than may seem fit for an LWer to be quite refreshing. How well-read you are, though, is less important than how realistic you are, how creative you can be, how willing to face questions and find answers you are. I look forward to seeing what you contribute.
Glad to have you join us! I hope to see you in the conversation.
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First, let me say I enjoyed your post. Straight to your questions, outlined your thoughts and reasons, and actively engaged me during the reading. With respect to that, I’ll jump right to the links I gathered from around LW that might interest you (note: I’m not an LW deep-diver and there is much I missed. These are surface level and low-hanging fruit to start with):
A Human’s Guide to Words—This is a collection of posts concerning words, our attempts to communicate and rely information, and these concepts connect with objective reality. It’s a discussion of (among other things) breaking down what we say to get at what we mean and exploring unknown or unacknowledge or misunderstood implications of our words.
Metaethics—This collection is concerned with ethics and morals as well as what “should” and “right” mean. I think it will be very relevant to your exploration of “deserve.”
Evolutionary Psychology—Link is to a wiki article, but look at the bottom for the posts. This discussion of evolutionary psychology may be helpful in its attempts to break down and explore the evolutionary origins of the human mind and how that can lead to “black box” concepts (like “justice”) whose origins become very difficult for humans to explore.
I’d also suggest the collection of posts titled Map and Territory for some general ideas regarding exploring hard concepts and breaking difficult questions down. And as a good introduction to LW writing material.
I hope these prove to be useful readings. I found your admission to being less well-read than may seem fit for an LWer to be quite refreshing. How well-read you are, though, is less important than how realistic you are, how creative you can be, how willing to face questions and find answers you are. I look forward to seeing what you contribute.
Glad to have you join us! I hope to see you in the conversation.