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How “HIV is the cause of AIDS” is true
A case study in meta-rational epistemology.
Jul 25
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David Chapman
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Probability theory, understood meta-rationally
Ask: how and why to use it; and whether some other approach to uncertainty would be better.
Jun 29
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David Chapman
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Why I left academia: love letters to Liota
Dominance and submission games are tiresome and ugly (unless they're sexual play)
May 30
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David Chapman
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Choosing a web framework, meta-rationally
A case study in meta-rational judgment.
May 12
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David Chapman
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When engineering gets 100% meta-rational
Demand for meta-rational competence is about to explode. Don't miss the boat
Feb 24
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David Chapman
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Juicy Salif and Dreamfarm
Reaching into the mythic as-if to solve industrial design problems
Oct 25, 2025
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David Chapman
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The mythic mode: from childhood, throughout life
Reclaiming mythopoeic cognition, even in technical work
Oct 16, 2025
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David Chapman
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Meta-rational pain management
Debugging your body when the supposed “healthcare system” fails you
Sep 15, 2025
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David Chapman
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Metaphysics misused in everyday life
Understanding how so much reasoning goes wrong, by analogy with mathematics
Sep 13, 2025
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David Chapman
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What's the connection between gender and meta-rationality?
Listen now | “I had never thought to ask that!”
Jun 26, 2025
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David Chapman
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Charlie Awbery
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Does this chapter explain even itself?
Does “I don't do philosophy” negate itself by counting as philosophy? And: an apology.
Mar 16, 2025
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David Chapman
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What isn’t philosophy: a meta-rational explanation
Philosophy is a nebulous, poorly-defined category. Meta-rationality can help with that!
Mar 6, 2025
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David Chapman
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