Isaiah Berlin made famous Archilolochus’ distinction between hedgehogs (who know one big thing) and foxes (who know many things). Philip Tetlock showed that when it comes to complex domains, hedgehogs do a little worse than foxes. (His foxes have many other endearing attributes, though, so the comparison isn’t quite fair.)
But Aesop shows the downside [...]
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18 Sep
