Smartfounding: Four Grades of Resistance to Thought Experiments
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DOI: 10.1007/s11245-017-9487-3
Abstract: Smartfounding is the opposite of “dumbfounding” introduced by Jonathan Haidt’s research on disgust. Dumbfounders have general competence at thought experiment (in contrast to people who lack formal education). However, they are flustered by thought experiments… read more here.
Keywords: thought experiments; grades resistance; resistance thought; thought experiment ... See more keywords