From: Robin Hanson (rhanson@gmu.edu)
Date: Thu Aug 14 2003 - 18:25:07 MDT
On 8/2003 +0200, Anders Sandberg wrote:
>I feel I have to recommend the paper "Thinking the unthinkable:
>sacred values and taboo cognitions" (Tetlock, Trends in cognitive
>sciences, vol 7, no 7 2003, p 320--325) that was mentioned earlier
>for the entire list. It is one of those eye openers that makes you
>see the overall pattern in stuff you earlier was vaguely aware of.
I have finally read this, and belatedly have to agree - it is really
quite thought-provoking (even though the economists in me balks at
what passes for a "theory" in sociology). I look forward to reading
the other related papers.
Robin Hanson rhanson@gmu.edu http://hanson.gmu.edu
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