Steven Pinker
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would be a good thing.
It would be transformative.
More truth, less vituperation.
Once again, science saves the day.
Thank you so much.
It's been a great pleasure.
Thank you.
Stephen Pinker's latest book.
Give me the title again.
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows, dot, dot, dot.
You got it.
There you go.
Chuck.
When the little boy said the emperor was naked, he wasn't telling them anything they didn't already know. But he added to their knowledge nonetheless. By blurting out what everyone could see within earshot of the others, he ensured that everyone else knew what they knew, that everyone knew that, and so on. And that changed their relationship with the emperor, from obsequious deference to ridicule and scorn.
Hans Christian Andersen ilmaista tarinaa meneillistÀ logiallista erottelua. Yksityisen tietojen kanssa tiedÀn jotain, ja sinÀ tiedÀt sen. Yksityisen tietojen kanssa tiedÀn sitÀ tietoa,
and you know it, but in addition, I know that you know it, and you know that I know it, and I know that you know that I know it ad infinitum. Of course, the reason that common knowledge is significant is that it is essential for coordination. In a classic example from Thomas Schelling, a couple is separated in Manhattan, incommunicado, and somehow must find each other.
HÀn tietÀÀ, ettÀ hÀn ymmÀrtÀÀ, ettÀ hÀn ymmÀrtÀÀ, ettÀ hÀn ymmÀrtÀÀ, ettÀ hÀn ymmÀrtÀÀ, ettÀ hÀn ymmÀrtÀÀ, ettÀ hÀn ymmÀrtÀÀ, ettÀ hÀn ymmÀrtÀÀ, ettÀ hÀn ymmÀrtÀÀ, ettÀ hÀn ymmÀrtÀÀ, ettÀ hÀn ymmÀrtÀÀ,
Meanwhile, she is whipsawed by the same futile empathy. Nothing short of common knowledge can guarantee that they'll end up at the same place at the same time. Of course, no one can think an infinite Russian doll of I know that she knows that I know that she knows thoughts. Our heads start to spin with three or four layers, let alone an infinite number.
In a well-known episode of Friends, Phoebe says to Rachel, they don't know we know, they know we know. Joey, you can't say anything. And he replies, I couldn't even if I wanted to.
YleensÀ yleinen tieto voidaan kÀsitellÀ yksinkertaisella mentaali-intuisialla, ettÀ jotkut asiat ovat yleisöllÀ, yksinkertaisilla tai ulkopuolella. TÀmÀ voidaan kÀsitellÀ suoraan puheeseen, kuten meidÀn yksiköiden tapauksen tapauksessa, telefonin puheluun. Oikeastaan koordinoinnin ratkaiseminen voi olla syytÀ, miksi kielten kÀsitys alkoi ensimmÀiseksi.