This thesis aims to counteract the prevalent relativist evaluation (de-valuation) of
human thought as «sound and fury, signifying nothing» most powerfully articulated by Nietzche.
Perhaps the best description of my reaction is from Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield: «There is no other such gulf in the history of
human thought as that which is cleft between the apostolic and the immediately succeeding ages.
The way I have tried to put it... is that you may picture
human thought as a piece of solid rock, but with a crevice here and there ¯ the places, I mean, where we think and think and it just does not add up.
A logical fallacy is not necessarily a Bayesian fallacy [3], so given a particular circumstance, jumping to the conclusion will be more likely than not, and get baked into
human thinking as a heuristic [4].
Not exact matches
But,
as research from neuroscience, psychology and behavioral economics has shown, we
humans are not nearly
as rational
as we
think.
And in the future, journeys into space or the merging of
humans with machines might change what we
think of
as ideal.
That's just
human nature and not a bad thing per se, it's just something to keep in mind
as you consider their suggestions and
thoughts.
Originally written in 1951, Alan W. Watts»
thoughts about how to resolve, once and for all, the twin
human epidemic of insecurity and anxiety are particularly relevant
as technology forces humanity to move faster and faster.
As I argue in a forthcoming paper in the Georgetown Law Journal, there are cases in which we should think not in terms of the rights the corporation should enjoy, but in terms of the appropriate limits to be placed on the corporation, understood as a tool for achieving human objective
As I argue in a forthcoming paper in the Georgetown Law Journal, there are cases in which we should
think not in terms of the rights the corporation should enjoy, but in terms of the appropriate limits to be placed on the corporation, understood
as a tool for achieving human objective
as a tool for achieving
human objectives.
If we
think of the corporation (for - profit or otherwise)
as an instrument or technology by means of which people seek to achieve their goals, then it becomes clear that the rights (or «rights») of different kinds of corporate persons depend not on what kind of entity they are, but on the the demonstrable goals of the
human beings involved.
Instead, the command will need to «not appear
as being part of the task at hand — which means the robot must
think it's deciding to turn itself off instead of obeying the orders of a pesky
human.
The results of the experiment would suggest that bird flu could potentially mutate to become transmittable between
humans like the flu, a scary
thought considering the
human fatality rate from bird flu when contracted from birds was recorded
as 60 percent in 2010.
Sleep is a function that
humans tend to
think of
as being «on» or «off».
We often
think of creativity
as the domain of a special, gifted subset of
humans -; unusual creatures magically endowed with a mysterious creative talent.
We often
think of creativity
as the domain of a special, gifted subset of
humans -; unusual creatures magically endowed with a mysterious
«Treat people
as human beings, give them that flexibility, and I don't
think they'll abuse it.
As human beings, we frame new phenomenon using our existing mental models, which means we need to
think differently in order to succeed in this new era of digital change.
Debbie Cook, the former mayor of Huntington Beach, California, was one of the first investors: «I
thought, How can I invest in something that will actually be an asset for
as long
as humans exist and grow their own food?»
«I
think there are implications in a narrow area such
as judicial decision - making,
as well
as in a more general area of «understanding and explaining
human behavior,»» says Mocan.
Think about the implications for the
human race, if technology is destined to be the essence of who we are
as a species, if it's developed largely under the leadership and guidance of a single gender.»
And while it's tempting to
think of markets
as amorphous virtual entities, remember that, even in the B2B world, every product is purchased by a
human being in the real world.
«
As you're reaching out to candidates
think through the
human angle first,» she says.
As human beings, we are mostly what we eat,
think and do.
As humans, we crave talking about ourselves — about 40 percent of what comes out of our mouths is devoted to telling others about our
thoughts and feelings — and it's way more satisfying to showcase the exhilarating moments than it is the countless mundane ones.
I
think as humans,
as entrepreneurs,
as business people,
as anyone successful, you're obviously never going to want to fail.
A similar trend likely exists in
human fathers, to the point some researchers
think elevated levels of vasopressin in dads helps explain why they tend to be more tactile and stimulatory with infants
as opposed to soothing and comforting (
as is more typical with moms).
«So
as much
as we all love our technology and we're always pushing out emails, I
think we still need to be establishing connections at a
human level and building trust that way.
In fact, she
thinks they will just work alongside
humans as a secondary means of assistance.
Trump told the New York Times in an interview that he
thinks there is «some connectivity» between
human activity and global warming, despite previously describing climate change
as a hoax.
They push the
human race forward, and while some may see them
as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to
think that they can change the world are the ones who do.»
«Management
thinks about each employee
as a
human first and an employee second.
What do you
think the future looks like
as machines begin to displace
humans?
In 2017, I
think we'll see a breakthrough in
human - computer interaction and new form factors that have the potential to reshape not only wearables, but the entire mobile computing industry
as we know it.
The race between automation and
human work is won by automation, and
as long
as we need fiat currency to pay the rent / mortgage,
humans will fall out of the system in droves
as this shift takes place... The safe zones are services that require local
human effort (gardening, painting, babysitting), distant
human effort (editing, coaching, coordinating), and high - level
thinking / relationship building.
I
think it is difficult to know where the next crisis will come from, and, in general, it is better to have a system that is safe from errors in judgment and surprise than it is to try and avoid errors in judgment and surprises because
as along
as you are dealing with
human beings, there will be errors and surprises.
I
think that our ability
as human beings to doubt things and to reconsider everything that we see is not only in business, its in our life», Barber explained.
Economists
think of GARP
as basically the test which asks, «Are
humans responding in a rational way to prices?»
'' [
As humans] we imitate without
thinking.
As a yearly poll conducted by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada shows, only 39 % of Canadians
think the
human rights situation in China today is better than 10 years ago, down from 47 % in 2010.
The stock market does not work
as efficiently
as some would like to
think, or indeed hope that it would, otherwise we would not see volatility in the market
as much
as we do, which is due to
human emotion and people often jumping on the «band wagon».
SA:
As an Austrian school economist, I do not
think we can make accurate timeline predictions in matters of
human action.
Bitcoinist:
As an assistant professor of economics, what do you think Bitcoin can be compared to as far as human inventions g
As an assistant professor of economics, what do you
think Bitcoin can be compared to
as far as human inventions g
as far
as human inventions g
as human inventions go?
As a young company focused on growth, Uber had long
thought the primary role of its
human resources department was to recruit talent.
With A.I.'s ability to learn
human speech patterns (
think of Siri or Google's Cortana), and adaptability to
human wants and needs,
as well
as their living habits (
think Alexa or the Google Home), Elon Musk is firm in his conviction that A.I. will only bring destruction.
@Chuckles I was not being hostile, but am just trying to point out that you are basically willing to conflate any similar cognitive errors such
as we have
as humans as being significant in any way in religious terms, should it happen that we encounter some alien species that also has idiots who
think imaginary stuff is real.
For anyone who
thinks the Germans have thrown in the towel on their desire to proclame themselves the Master Race of this planet and treat other
human beings
as nothing more than inanimate objects,
think again.
«Any
thinking human knows their God wants them to learn
as much
as possible about the world in which they live»
When I ask them, «How many of you
think something in addition to evolution accounts for
humans being on earth
as we now exist?»
Further, I
think that even what you see
as limited
human logic abilities are quite robust and testable.
Judicial decision making calls for wise employment of that singular form of
human thought known
as legal reasoning.