This is less well-known, but worth noting: Gerd Gigerenzer is a long-time critic of Kahneman and Tversky's work (quite popular here, understandably). So it is instructive to see the other side of the coin.
I'm a little embarrassed that I only learnt of Gigerenzer's work only a few months ago, when I accidentally discovered an EconTalk podcast[1] with him.
He talks about the "fast and frugal trees"[2] heuristic, criticism of the "Linda Problem" (mentioned in the article; and, incidentally, was also discussed on HN last week on that 'cognitive bias' thread[3]), and other interesting bits. It's definitely worth a careful listen—especially if you've previously read Kahneman's book.
nice to see someone being critical of Kahneman's ideas. I broadly like the rationalist community in general, but the focus on trying to system-2 all the things is ludicrous.
Yeah; trying to "system-2 all the things" is indeed ludicrous, and is simply unsustainable in terms of energy, which we can well attest from our own experiences. Kahneman himself doesn't advocate that extreme, but he does nudge you in that direction.
Also see: the failed collaboration with his intuition-focused colleague, Gary Klein. They tried to map "the boundary conditions that separate true intuitive skill from overconfident and biased impressions." They couldn't arrive at an agreement.
They documented their failure to reach an agreement in their paper: "Conditions for intuitive expertise: A failure to disagree"[1].
I never got the system I and system II distinction. Sounds like a modern version of the bicameral mind. Is the System I/II notion falsifiable? The duality also reminds of the mind/matter boundary.
But what do I know? Kahneman got a Nobel for it and along with Tversky is considered one of the most brilliant psychologists of the 20th century.
So much has been built upon this framework in psychology and decision making that it’s probably work reading Thinking Fast and Slow. Not all of it has survived the replication crisis (in particular some of the experiments on priming) but much is still relevant.
I'm a little embarrassed that I only learnt of Gigerenzer's work only a few months ago, when I accidentally discovered an EconTalk podcast[1] with him.
He talks about the "fast and frugal trees"[2] heuristic, criticism of the "Linda Problem" (mentioned in the article; and, incidentally, was also discussed on HN last week on that 'cognitive bias' thread[3]), and other interesting bits. It's definitely worth a careful listen—especially if you've previously read Kahneman's book.
[1] https://www.econtalk.org/gerd-gigerenzer-on-gut-feelings/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast-and-frugal_trees
[3] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26263458