On sincerity - Joe Carlsmith

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On sincerity - Joe Carlsmith On sincerity Contents hide 1. Introduction 2. Initial gestures 2.1 Some words 2.2 Some feelings 3. Like truth-seeking, but for agency as a whole 3.1 “Should I do X?” – fake and real 3.2 The proper object of agency 3.3 Is sincerity the opposite of weakness of will? (No.) 3.4 Fake weakness of will 4. Not playing pretend 5. Healthy stapleclippers 6. Seriousness 7. Other associations with non-ego/altruism/goodness 7.1 How close is the connection between sincerity and goodness? 8. Can we unify all these associations under a single principle? 8.1 True paths 8.1.1 If ther

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