David Deutsch tweeted, twice, that his epistemology work is footnotes to Popper. (I think he's exaggerating.)
Aug 1, 2016
https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/status/760266821643726848
@DavidDeutschOxf having a debate: are you Jesus to Popper's John the Baptist, or St Paul to Popper's Jesus? :).@Sunsidhe Neither. Footnotes to Popper.
Feb 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/DavidDeutschOxf/status/697120912567566340
@cccalum Follow-up for @DavidDeutschOxf: in your view, has there been ANY progress at all in understanding creativity needed for AGI?@SheaBigs84 @cccalum Not since Popper. Unless you count my tiny footnotes to Popper in The Beginning of Infinity or http://arxiv.org/abs/1508.02048
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So, DD is saying that his work is just tiny addition to Popper, and you're saying that he's exaggerating how small his addition is? Meaning that you think his addition is more than tiny?
Why did DD exaggerate? Why not take credit?
Afraid of looking arrogant? Afraid of losing social status?
> So, DD is saying that his work is just tiny addition to Popper, and you're saying that he's exaggerating how small his addition is? Meaning that you think his addition is more than tiny?
yes, DD's epistemology work is more than tiny footnotes.