Index

A

• abduction — 14 - Seriously
• abstract society — 22 - Interfaces
• abstraction — 00 - Universality, 06 - Abstractions, 22 - Interfaces, 26 - Invention, 27 - Weights
• action space — 03 - Societies, 04 - Solitude, 22 - Interfaces
• agency — 03 - Societies, 05 - Openness, 08 - Criticism, 23 - Understanding
• AI — 04 - Solitude, 07 - Consilience, 20 - Resources, 21 - Error, 24 - AI
  • alignment — 19 - Values, 21 - Error
  • as a responsive objective surface — 11 - Evil, 13 - Inexplicit, 24 - AI
  • safety — 18 - Unpredictability, 21 - Error
  • personhood — 15 - Personhood, 21 - Error
  • ancestry — 00 - Universality, 19 - Values, 30 - Inepistemic
• art — 16 - Mystery, 25 - Taboo, 26 - Invention
• attention — 09 - Problems, 17 - Arrows, 24 - AI, 29 - Authorities
• authority — 03 - Societies, 04 - Solitude, 10 - Coordination, 23 - Understanding, 29 - Authorities
  • as a relation — 29 - Authorities
  • memeplex — 03 - Societies, 10 - Coordination, 11 - Evil
• autonomy — 03 - Societies, 10 - Coordination, 22 - Interfaces, 27 - Weights
• awe — 00 - Universality, 16 - Mystery, 30 - Inepistemic

B

• Beginning of Infinity, The — 29 - Authorities, 30 - Inepistemic
• biological knowledge — 00 - Universality, 01 - Genetics, 15 - Personhood, 27 - Weights
• bucket theory of mind — 03 - Societies

C

• categories — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations, 06 - Abstractions, 22 - Interfaces
• causal
  • continuity — 16 - Mystery, 28 - Motion
  • structure — 00 - Universality, 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations, 22 - Interfaces
• children — 03 - Societies, 05 - Openness, 17 - Arrows, 20 - Resources, 28 - Motion
• choice — 05 - Openness, 17 - Arrows, 29 - Authorities
• class — 02 - Populations, 15 - Personhood, 21 - Error
• classification — 02 - Populations, 15 - Personhood, 19 - Values, 28 - Motion
  • classification-first explanation — 02 - Populations
• coercion — 04 - Solitude, 11 - Evil, 16 - Mystery, 19 - Values, 29 - Authorities
• communication — 04 - Solitude, 05 - Openness, 13 - Inexplicit, 17 - Arrows
• compression — 00 - Universality, 06 - Abstractions, 12 - Justification, 19 - Values, 22 - Interfaces
• computation — 00 - Universality, 07 - Consilience, 15 - Personhood, 23 - Understanding
• confirmation — 11 - Evil, 12 - Justification, 21 - Error
• consciousness — 05 - Openness, 13 - Inexplicit, 16 - Mystery
• consilience — 07 - Consilience, 12 - Justification, 14 - Seriously, 16 - Mystery, 27 - Weights
• context — 02 - Populations, 17 - Arrows, 23 - Understanding
• control over the next epistemic encounter — 03 - Societies, 04 - Solitude
• coordination — 05 - Openness, 10 - Coordination, 20 - Resources, 21 - Error, 22 - Interfaces, 20 - Resources
• corrigibility — 11 - Evil, 21 - Error, 29 - Authorities
• cosmic mediocrity — 07 - Consilience
• creativity — 00 - Universality, 08 - Criticism, 14 - Seriously, 18 - Unpredictability, 26 - Invention
• criticism — 08 - Criticism, 12 - Justification, 14 - Seriously, 16 - Mystery, 26 - Invention

D

• Dawkins, Richard — 05 - Openness
• death — 16 - Mystery, 25 - Taboo, 29 - Authorities
• decompression — 08 - Criticism, 12 - Justification, 14 - Seriously, 19 - Values
• derivation — 00 - Universality, 23 - Understanding, 27 - Weights
• Deutsch, David — 30 - Inepistemic
• diagnosis — 02 - Populations, 04 - Solitude, 19 - Values, 29 - Authorities
• divergence — 05 - Openness, 17 - Arrows, 22 - Interfaces, 25 - Taboo
• domains — 06 - Abstractions, 14 - Seriously

E

• epistemic
  • architecture — 05 - Openness, 13 - Inexplicit, 23 - Understanding
  • autonomy — 22 - Interfaces, 23 - Understanding, 27 - Weights
  • disobedience — 00 - Universality, 21 - Error
  • environment — 05 - Openness, 08 - Criticism, 11 - Evil, 24 - AI
  • externalization — 24 - AI, 26 - Invention
  • freedom — 05 - Openness, 07 - Consilience, 21 - Error
  • inferiority — 09 - Problems
  • literacy — 30 - Inepistemic
  • mind — 13 - Inexplicit, 16 - Mystery, 17 - Arrows, 24 - AI, 29 - Authorities
  • openness — 05 - Openness, 11 - Evil, 18 - Unpredictability, 21 - Error
  • personhood — 03 - Societies, 15 - Personhood, 21 - Error, 23 - Understanding
  • plasticity — 02 - Populations
  • Plasticity Test — 02 - Populations
  • sovereignty — 03 - Societies, 23 - Understanding
  • wealth — 20 - Resources
• epistemology — 00 - Universality, 14 - Seriously, 25 - Taboo, 29 - Authorities, 30 - Inepistemic
• ergodicity — 02 - Populations
• error — 08 - Criticism, 12 - Justification, 21 - Error, 27 - Weights
  • correction/elimination — 00 - Universality, 04 - Solitude, 08 - Criticism, 11 - Evil, 21 - Error, 17 - Arrows, 27 - Weights
  • error-correction surface — 21 - Error
• evil — 11 - Evil, 17 - Arrows, 21 - Error, 29 - Authorities
• evolution — 00 - Universality, 15 - Personhood, 16 - Mystery, 27 - Weights, 28 - Motion
• evolved architectures — 05 - Openness, 13 - Inexplicit
• expertise — 03 - Societies, 08 - Criticism, 14 - Seriously, 21 - Error, 24 - AI
• Explanata — 30 - Inepistemic
• explanation — 00 - Universality, 12 - Justification, 14 - Seriously, 15 - Personhood, 23 - Understanding
• explanatory
  • creativity — 00 - Universality, 08 - Criticism, 14 - Seriously, 15 - Personhood, 16 - Mystery
  • equilibrium — 07 - Consilience, 14 - Seriously
  • memory — 12 - Justification
  • ought — 14 - Seriously, 29 - Authorities
• explicitation — 13 - Inexplicit, 27 - Weights
• extended epistemic mind — 24 - AI

F

• fallacy
  • of compromise — 20 - Resources
  • of Mediocrity — 23 - Understanding, 27 - Weights
• fallibilism — 12 - Justification, 23 - Understanding, 29 - Authorities, 30 - Inepistemic
• fast and slow thinking — 02 - Populations, 17 - Arrows
• finite attention — 17 - Arrows, 29 - Authorities
• forced arrow — 17 - Arrows
• free will — 05 - Openness
• freedom — 04 - Solitude, 05 - Openness, 07 - Consilience, 10 - Coordination, 19 - Values
• fun criterion — 17 - Arrows
• future knowledge — 05 - Openness, 17 - Arrows, 18 - Unpredictability, 20 - Resources, 21 - Error

G

• genes — 00 - Universality, 01 - Genetics, 03 - Societies, 27 - Weights
• genetic determinism — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations
• genetics — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations, 03 - Societies
• graded epistemic personhood — 03 - Societies
• greater good — 10 - Coordination, 29 - Authorities

H

• hand-wavy explanation — 00 - Universality
• hard problem of problems — 09 - Problems
• hard-to-vary explanation — 02 - Populations, 14 - Seriously
• harm — 08 - Criticism, 11 - Evil, 19 - Values, 20 - Resources, 29 - Authorities
• heritability — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations
• human-AI dyad — 07 - Consilience, 21 - Error, 23 - Understanding, 24 - AI, 30 - Inepistemic
• humanism — 22 - Interfaces, 25 - Taboo, 29 - Authorities

I

• identity — 06 - Abstractions, 08 - Criticism, 16 - Mystery, 18 - Unpredictability, 21 - Error
• Idiographic Discipline Test — 02 - Populations
• increment of causal work — 27 - Weights
• individual problem history — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations
• individual-first explanation — 02 - Populations
• individuality — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations, 06 - Abstractions, 09 - Problems
• inepistemic — 30 - Inepistemic
• inexplicit knowledge — 00 - Universality, 02 - Populations, 13 - Inexplicit, 17 - Arrows, 29 - Authorities
• institutions — 04 - Solitude, 10 - Coordination, 17 - Arrows, 20 - Resources, 29 - Authorities
• interactive objective knowledge — 04 - Solitude, 24 - AI
• interfaces — 13 - Inexplicit, 17 - Arrows, 20 - Resources, 22 - Interfaces, 24 - AI
• intergenerational reversal — 20 - Resources
• interpretation — 02 - Populations, 03 - Societies, 04 - Solitude, 12 - Justification
• invention — 20 - Resources, 26 - Invention, 28 - Motion, 30 - Inepistemic

J

• judgment — 02 - Populations, 08 - Criticism, 11 - Evil, 29 - Authorities
• justification — 00 - Universality, 12 - Justification, 14 - Seriously, 19 - Values
• justificationism — 12 - Justification, 19 - Values, 27 - Weights

K

• knowledge — 00 - Universality, 04 - Solitude, 13 - Inexplicit, 23 - Understanding, 27 - Weights
  • creation — 00 - Universality, 04 - Solitude, 08 - Criticism, 18 - Unpredictability, 26 - Invention
  • processing — 00 - Universality, 30 - Inepistemic

L

• latent objective knowledge — 23 - Understanding
• legacy — 25 - Taboo, 30 - Inepistemic
• legibility — 05 - Openness, 17 - Arrows, 22 - Interfaces
• liberty — 10 - Coordination, 17 - Arrows, 19 - Values
• local psychological homogenization — 02 - Populations
• love — 14 - Seriously, 16 - Mystery, 25 - Taboo, 29 - Authorities

M

• madness — 25 - Taboo
• manifest truth — 05 - Openness, 06 - Abstractions, 22 - Interfaces, 29 - Authorities
• maps and territory — 00 - Universality, 06 - Abstractions, 13 - Inexplicit, 22 - Interfaces
• markets — 10 - Coordination, 17 - Arrows, 20 - Resources, 22 - Interfaces
• Mathematician's Misconception — 23 - Understanding
• media — 03 - Societies, 04 - Solitude, 06 - Abstractions, 07 - Consilience, 29 - Authorities
• meme — 03 - Societies, 08 - Criticism, 12 - Justification
• memeplex — 03 - Societies, 10 - Coordination, 11 - Evil
• metered epistemic capacity — 20 - Resources
• model — 06 - Abstractions, 11 - Evil, 12 - Justification, 18 - Unpredictability, 27 - Weights
• moral knowledge — 11 - Evil, 14 - Seriously, 29 - Authorities
• morality — 07 - Consilience, 11 - Evil, 14 - Seriously, 29 - Authorities
• mystery — 05 - Openness, 15 - Personhood, 16 - Mystery, 17 - Arrows, 25 - Taboo

N

• norms — 03 - Societies, 08 - Criticism, 22 - Interfaces, 27 - Weights
• novelty — 09 - Problems, 16 - Mystery, 18 - Unpredictability, 26 - Invention, 28 - Motion

O

• objective
  • epistemic resources — 20 - Resources
  • knowledge — 00 - Universality, 04 - Solitude, 07 - Consilience, 11 - Evil, 23 - Understanding, 24 - AI
• observation — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations, 06 - Abstractions, 12 - Justification, 14 - Seriously
• open future — 05 - Openness, 17 - Arrows, 18 - Unpredictability, 19 - Values, 21 - Error, 26 - Invention
• openness — 05 - Openness, 14 - Seriously, 18 - Unpredictability, 28 - Motion
• operator — 10 - Coordination, 21 - Error, 29 - Authorities
• other minds — 04 - Solitude, 06 - Abstractions, 13 - Inexplicit, 17 - Arrows, 30 - Inepistemic

P

• pacing — 00 - Universality, 23 - Understanding
• parasocial — 25 - Taboo
• patentability — 26 - Invention
• path dependence — 06 - Abstractions, 15 - Personhood, 17 - Arrows
• person — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations, 09 - Problems, 15 - Personhood, 29 - Authorities
• personality genetics — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations
• personhood — 03 - Societies, 15 - Personhood, 20 - Resources, 21 - Error, 29 - Authorities
• physical resources — 15 - Personhood, 20 - Resources, 23 - Understanding
• physically instantiated knowledge — 00 - Universality, 05 - Openness, 14 - Seriously, 15 - Personhood, 16 - Mystery
• Popper, Karl — 05 - Openness, 14 - Seriously, 21 - Error, 30 - Inepistemic
• Popperian heckle — 05 - Openness
• population knowledge — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations, 03 - Societies
• precautionary principle — 08 - Criticism, 20 - Resources, 23 - Understanding
• prediction — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations, 06 - Abstractions, 12 - Justification, 18 - Unpredictability
• problem — 00 - Universality, 08 - Criticism, 09 - Problems, 23 - Understanding, 26 - Invention
  • environment — 03 - Societies, 09 - Problems, 10 - Coordination, 17 - Arrows
  • of problems — 04 - Solitude, 08 - Criticism, 09 - Problems, 17 - Arrows
  • selection — 04 - Solitude, 09 - Problems, 18 - Unpredictability, 23 - Understanding
  • situation — 00 - Universality, 02 - Populations, 03 - Societies, 22 - Interfaces, 26 - Invention, 27 - Weights
• projection — 18 - Unpredictability, 21 - Error, 22 - Interfaces, 25 - Taboo
• psychological classification — 02 - Populations, 03 - Societies, 04 - Solitude

R

• rationality — 10 - Coordination, 14 - Seriously, 18 - Unpredictability, 29 - Authorities
  • principle — 18 - Unpredictability
• reach — 00 - Universality, 14 - Seriously, 15 - Personhood, 20 - Resources, 22 - Interfaces
• reconstruction — 00 - Universality, 07 - Consilience, 12 - Justification, 16 - Mystery
• recursion — 00 - Universality, 09 - Problems, 23 - Understanding, 28 - Motion, 30 - Inepistemic
• Reification Test — 02 - Populations
• replication — 01 - Genetics, 04 - Solitude, 12 - Justification
• representation — 01 - Genetics, 06 - Abstractions, 13 - Inexplicit, 18 - Unpredictability, 28 - Motion
• representational adequacy — 21 - Error, 22 - Interfaces
• resources — 00 - Universality, 15 - Personhood, 20 - Resources, 21 - Error
• reversible compression — 19 - Values, 22 - Interfaces
• rights — 03 - Societies, 10 - Coordination, 15 - Personhood, 21 - Error

S

• salience — 05 - Openness, 06 - Abstractions, 09 - Problems, 13 - Inexplicit, 17 - Arrows
• self-regulation — 11 - Evil
• social
  • essentialism — 03 - Societies
  • knowledge — 03 - Societies, 04 - Solitude, 05 - Openness, 11 - Evil
• society — 03 - Societies, 04 - Solitude, 10 - Coordination, 22 - Interfaces, 27 - Weights
• solitary mind — 04 - Solitude, 07 - Consilience, 09 - Problems, 11 - Evil, 12 - Justification
• soul — 16 - Mystery, 25 - Taboo
• state-transition bias — 17 - Arrows
• successor problem — 00 - Universality, 05 - Openness, 08 - Criticism, 11 - Evil, 17 - Arrows
• swamp — 00 - Universality, 27 - Weights, 29 - Authorities

T

• taboo — 25 - Taboo
• taking explanations seriously — 00 - Universality, 14 - Seriously, 16 - Mystery
• technological knowledge — 00 - Universality, 20 - Resources, 24 - AI
• temporal resources — 20 - Resources
• tentative solution — 00 - Universality, 10 - Coordination, 17 - Arrows, 18 - Unpredictability, 23 - Understanding
• thin moral lattice — 19 - Values
• three-transfer problem — 02 - Populations
• tool
  • control — 21 - Error, 24 - AI, 29 - Authorities
  • ownership of the arrow — 20 - Resources, 24 - AI, 29 - Authorities
• transportability — 02 - Populations
• trust — 06 - Abstractions, 08 - Criticism, 11 - Evil, 13 - Inexplicit, 19 - Values

U

• uncreated knowledge — 17 - Arrows, 18 - Unpredictability, 28 - Motion
• understanding — 02 - Populations, 16 - Mystery, 20 - Resources, 23 - Understanding, 25 - Taboo
• universal explainer — 08 - Criticism, 09 - Problems, 13 - Inexplicit, 15 - Personhood, 28 - Motion
• universality — 00 - Universality, 08 - Criticism, 14 - Seriously, 15 - Personhood, 25 - Taboo
• unpredictability — 00 - Universality, 16 - Mystery, 18 - Unpredictability

V

• value bomb — 19 - Values
• values — 19 - Values, 21 - Error, 22 - Interfaces, 24 - AI, 25 - Taboo
• variance contribution — 01 - Genetics, 02 - Populations
• verisimilitude — 27 - Weights

W

• wealth — 20 - Resources
• weight of explanatory knowledge — 27 - Weights
• Wilson, E. O. — 30 - Inepistemic
• wisdom between the crowd — 04 - Solitude
• world answers back — 26 - Invention, 28 - Motion