Philosophy 1030A/B Lecture 15: Dan Aiely-CanYouTrustYourEyes
3 Nov 2016
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If we can make such predictable errors when it comes to things we are so ordinarily very good at (cid:894)(cid:448)isio(cid:374)(cid:895) ho(cid:449) (cid:373)uch (cid:373)ore are (cid:449)e . Interested in what really influences our daily decisions. 70% of his body was covered in 3rd degree burns from an explosion. Experiencing daily agony, often the nurses ripped off his bandages as fast as possible (unbearable pain). Their working theory: the sharp spikes in pain were better, he disagreed. Also worried that they were not taking into consideration the harm caused by the constant anticipation of the next treatment. Class - after leaving the hospital, took a university class (at tel aviv) that made him respect the importance of testing ideas empirically. Experiments - carried out several series of experiments regarding pain and if it is better to do all the pain at once or to do the pain slowly.
