Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (HPMOR) is a Harry Potter fan fiction by Eliezer Yudkowsky. It adapts the story of Harry Potter to explain complex concepts in cognitive science, philosophy, and the scientific method. It was published as a serial from February 28, 2010 to March 14, 2015, totaling 122 chapters and about 660,000 words.Departing from J. K. Rowling's original books, HPMOR supposes that Harry's aunt Petunia Evans married an Oxford professor and homeschooled Harry in science and rational thinking. Other characters are modified as well. For example, …
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Eliezer Yudkowsky: Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (2015)
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (HPMOR) is a Harry Potter fan fiction by Eliezer Yudkowsky. It adapts the story of Harry Potter to explain complex concepts in cognitive science, philosophy, and the scientific method. It was published as a serial from February 28, 2010 to March 14, 2015, totaling 122 chapters and about 660,000 words.Departing from J. K. Rowling's original books, HPMOR supposes that Harry's aunt Petunia Evans married an Oxford professor and homeschooled Harry in science and rational thinking. Other characters are modified as well. For example, Hermione Granger is put in Ravenclaw and given more credit for her hard work, while Ron Weasley is not a main character. HPMOR takes place across a single year, covering the same time period as the first volume of Rowling's original series.
2184 pages
Published Jan. 1, 2015