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A Map that Reflects the Territory: Essays by the LessWrong Community Paperback – 1 Jan. 2020
"One of my favorite sources of wisdom."
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“The rationality community is one of the brightest lights in the modern intellectual firmament.”
– Bryan Caplan (New York Times Bestselling author)
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A beautifully packaged set of essays on the Art of Rationality, each book small enough to fit in your pocket (4"x6").
Featuring essays from 24 authors including Eliezer Yudkowsky, Scott Alexander and Wei Dai, as well as comment sections and shorter interludes from even more.
This book set is one of the best introductions to the latest thinking of the rationality community. It is a whirlwind tour through topics ranging from art to AI, introspection to integrity, software to social science, and beyond.
The essays were voted by users as the best published on community blog LessWrong.com, among 2000+ essays published in 2018.
They can be appreciated without any previous LessWrong experience.
Overall, A Map that Reflects the Territory promises an intellectual adventure that is both inviting and challenging, for anyone curious about the art of thinking clearly.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLessWrong Press
- Publication date1 Jan. 2020
- ISBN-101736128507
- ISBN-13978-1736128503
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- Publisher : LessWrong Press (1 Jan. 2020)
- Language : English
- ISBN-10 : 1736128507
- ISBN-13 : 978-1736128503
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Each month, thousands of users visit LessWrong to develop and train rationality, and apply their rationality to real-world problems. They write essays, discuss, and engage in problem-solving exercises and challenges.
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