Making decisions using multiple worldviews

Tl;dr: the problem of how to make decisions using multiple (potentially incompatible) worldviews (which I'll call the problem of meta-ration...

Making decisions using multiple worldviews Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps July 21, 2022 Tl;dr: the problem of how to make decisions using multiple (potentially incompatible) worldviews (which I'll call the problem of meta-rationality) comes up in a range of contexts, such as epistemic deference. Applying a policy-oriented approach to meta-rationality, and evaluating worldviews by the quality of their advice, dissolves several undesirable consequences of the standard "epistemic" approach to deference. Meta-rationality as the limiting case of separate worldviews When thinking abo

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