Surely, rhetorical question?

I just finished Daniel Dennett’s Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking. In the book, Dan exposes the reader to several concepts, thought experiments and red flags one may find relevant to the quest of philosophy. I thought I’d share a couple I found very practical, along…

Cooperative model knob-turning

When you are trying to understand something by yourself, a useful skill to check your grasp on the subject is to try out the moving parts of your mental model and see if you can simulate the resulting changes.

Não justifique o suco de laranja

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Garçom: O que vão querer para beber? Ana: Um suco de laranja, por favor. Bruno: Ué, porque quis suco de laranja hoje? Você geralmente pede refrigerante. Ana: Er… Ah, porque-