tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148665973700094193.post986962818368778151..comments2023-10-25T06:49:11.475-07:00Comments on Imperfect Information: Intuitive creationism and intuitive socialismWill Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11307726180310118947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148665973700094193.post-14941941852996168282009-03-28T19:26:00.000-07:002009-03-28T19:26:00.000-07:00I actually haven't read anything by Dennett yet......I actually haven't read anything by Dennett yet... and you're the second person this week to bring him up with me.<BR/><BR/>So I guess I should get on that. : )Will Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307726180310118947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8148665973700094193.post-42622784746777244972009-03-27T16:47:00.000-07:002009-03-27T16:47:00.000-07:00Indeed. Dennett expresses the idea wonderfully in ...Indeed. Dennett expresses the idea wonderfully in <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Intentional-Stance-Bradford-Books/dp/0262540533" REL="nofollow"> The Intentional Stance.</A><BR/><BR/>Folks seem to not only see powerful businesspeople as controlling the system, but also to attribute agency to 'the system' itself. People talk about capitalism being a heartless system, for example. I think everyone would admit that capitalism and socialism don't have nay psychological characteristics if directly asked, but I suspect a psychological model of the system does a lot of work in helping people understand the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com