How knowledge works:
You start with some existing knowledge (models/traditions/genes/memes).
Some of that contains problems (two parts contradict).
Try a modification to solve it.
Criticise to see if the solution works.
Modify as needed.
New problem.
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The belief revision flowchart does seem very general. For instance, Jaynesian Bayesianism (ie LW rationalism) seems to fit the schema, with the caveat that it denies absolute contradictions and recognizes only "evidence against."
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I would like more specificity at each step: * What is knowledge & how does it work? * How do you recognize problems/contradictions, once we admit that actual logical contradiction is rarely the issue? * How do you get potentially better models? * How do you evaluate them?
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