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The Codex

Scott Alexander

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The Codex is a collection of essays written by Scott Alexander that discuss how good reasoning works, how to learn from the institution of science, and different ways society has been and could be designed. It also contains several short interludes containing fictional tales and real-life stories. The essays contained have been widely read within the rationality and effective altruism communities, and have a strong bias towards actually reading the scientific papers being discussed, analysing the arguments closely, and taking the conclusions seriously.

The essays can be found online at lesswrong dot com / codex

Good and Bad Reasoning:
- Argument and Analysis
- Categorisation and Concepts
- Probability and Predictions

The Institution of Science:
- Studies and Statistics
- Research and Reviews
- Hypotheses and Hunches

Designing the World:
- Politics and Pragmatics
- Economics and Efficiency
- Futurism and Forecasting
- Community and Cooperation

Epilogue:
- Parables and Prayers

Language: English

Format: ebook

Release: August 23, 2017

The Codex

Scott Alexander

0/5 ( ratings)

The Codex is a collection of essays written by Scott Alexander that discuss how good reasoning works, how to learn from the institution of science, and different ways society has been and could be designed. It also contains several short interludes containing fictional tales and real-life stories. The essays contained have been widely read within the rationality and effective altruism communities, and have a strong bias towards actually reading the scientific papers being discussed, analysing the arguments closely, and taking the conclusions seriously.

The essays can be found online at lesswrong dot com / codex

Good and Bad Reasoning:
- Argument and Analysis
- Categorisation and Concepts
- Probability and Predictions

The Institution of Science:
- Studies and Statistics
- Research and Reviews
- Hypotheses and Hunches

Designing the World:
- Politics and Pragmatics
- Economics and Efficiency
- Futurism and Forecasting
- Community and Cooperation

Epilogue:
- Parables and Prayers

Language: English

Format: ebook

Release: August 23, 2017

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