Thanks for this, and for your other reading lists! Several of these links are new to me, and I expect to gradually work through these lists over a few weeks.
I also previously made a collection of discussions of epistemic modesty, “rationalist/EA exceptionalism”, and similar (but not cluelessness) on LessWrong. Here are the things from that list that aren’t here or in Pablo’s comment:
Epistemic learned helplessness—Scott Alexander, 2019
AI, global coordination, and epistemic humility—Jaan Tallinn, 2018
From memory, I think a decent amount of Rationality: A-Z by Eliezer Yudkowsky is relevant
Somewhat less relevant/substantial:
This comment/question—me, 2020
Naming Beliefs—Hal Finney, 2008
Likely relevant, but I’m not yet sure how relevant as I haven’t yet read it:
Are Disagreements Honest? - Cowen & Hanson, 2004
Uncommon Priors Require Origin Disputes—Robin Hanson, 2006
Aumann’s agreement theorem—Wikipedia
On cluelessness, I’d just note that I thought many of the comments on the EA Forum crosspost of Mogensen’s paper were interesting too.
Also relevant: Phil Trammell’s interesting, short post But have they engaged with the arguments?
Thanks for this, and for your other reading lists! Several of these links are new to me, and I expect to gradually work through these lists over a few weeks.
I also previously made a collection of discussions of epistemic modesty, “rationalist/EA exceptionalism”, and similar (but not cluelessness) on LessWrong. Here are the things from that list that aren’t here or in Pablo’s comment:
Epistemic learned helplessness—Scott Alexander, 2019
AI, global coordination, and epistemic humility—Jaan Tallinn, 2018
From memory, I think a decent amount of Rationality: A-Z by Eliezer Yudkowsky is relevant
Somewhat less relevant/substantial:
This comment/question—me, 2020
Naming Beliefs—Hal Finney, 2008
Likely relevant, but I’m not yet sure how relevant as I haven’t yet read it:
Are Disagreements Honest? - Cowen & Hanson, 2004
Uncommon Priors Require Origin Disputes—Robin Hanson, 2006
Aumann’s agreement theorem—Wikipedia
On cluelessness, I’d just note that I thought many of the comments on the EA Forum crosspost of Mogensen’s paper were interesting too.
Also relevant: Phil Trammell’s interesting, short post But have they engaged with the arguments?