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Not a book, but I recommend as a starting point the Farnam Street blog: https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/mental-models/
* Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (113 Models Explained) - https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/mental-models/
I use deconstruction nearly every day to understand what is happening. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation Deconstruction with lit crit is somewhat effective. Deconstruction to develop a mental model is EXTREMELY effective.
It seems rather easy to use deconstruction to see things that aren't really there.
I use deconstruction nearly every day to understand what is happening. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation Deconstruction with lit crit is somewhat effective. Deconstruction to develop a mental model is EXTREMELY effective.
How do you distinguish between deconstruction that is accurate vs one that is "useful" but inaccurate? It seems rather easy to use deconstruction to see things that aren't really there.
Try probing the system so that it conforms to your model and revise it when new evidence is apparent.
Not a book, but I recommend as a starting point the Farnam Street blog: https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/mental-models/
I second this. The Farnam Blog is a great resource. You can start here to get a flavour of the content and writing style: * Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions (113 Models Explained) - https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/mental-models/
Not a book, but I recommend as a starting point the Farnam Street blog: https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/mental-models/
The only reason I even recognize many of those items as useful is because I encountered them in university courses.
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How do you distinguish between deconstruction that is accurate vs one that is "useful" but inaccurate? It seems rather easy to use deconstruction to see things that aren't really there.
Yes, that is an astute observation and the only way you can gauge accuracy is to confirm ground truth some other way. Try probing the system so that it conforms to your model and revise it when new evidence is apparent.
I'm not a philosopher, but I do enjoy reading and learning about post modernism.
Isn't a large point of this book that you actually can't confirm a "ground truth"?