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3Nathan Young
2Ben Pace
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Epistemology is the study of how we know the world. It's both a topic in philosophy and a practical concern for how we come to believe things are true.

Related Sequences: Highly Advanced Epistemology 101 for Beginners, Concepts in formal epistemology, Novum Organum

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63The Problem of the Criterion
Gordon Seidoh Worley
4y
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213Local Validity as a Key to Sanity and Civilization
Eliezer Yudkowsky
7y
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110On Solving Problems Before They Appear: The Weird Epistemologies of Alignment
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24Why the Problem of the Criterion Matters
Gordon Seidoh Worley
3y
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477Making Beliefs Pay Rent (in Anticipated Experiences)
Eliezer Yudkowsky
17y
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58Epistemological Framing for AI Alignment Research
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adamShimi
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348The Lens That Sees Its Flaws
Eliezer Yudkowsky
17y
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182Radical Probabilism
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167Incorrect hypotheses point to correct observations
Kaj_Sotala
3y
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95By Which It May Be Judged
Eliezer Yudkowsky
12y
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25The Map-Territory Distinction Creates Confusion
Gordon Seidoh Worley
3y
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5Physics is Ultimately Subjective
Gordon Seidoh Worley
1y
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309Epistemic Legibility
Elizabeth
3y
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227Rule Thinkers In, Not Out
Scott Alexander
6y
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151How to Convince Me That 2 + 2 = 3
Eliezer Yudkowsky
17y
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