TruthSeeker946 1 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 I’m interested in learning how Objectivists approach the topic of heuristics, since it is used by critics of reason to downplay or invalidate reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reidy 119 Posted February 18 Report Share Posted February 18 The short answer is that I've never seen any Objectivist writings on the topic. My understanding is that, in computer science, heuristics are techniques for identifying high-likelihood paths through an infinite or impracticably large number of possibilities. This is itself a reasoning process, and you have to know the truth in order to judge how well or badly your heuristics did in getting at it. What are the arguments that using heuristics invalidates reason? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Morris 44 Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 As I understand it, heuristic reasoning is similar to brainstorming. It is not necessarily logically sound, but can suggest ideas that can then be checked out logically. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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