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Thinking & Epistemology

Thinking & Epistemology

Apr 02, 20261 min read

  • thinking
  • thinking/epistemology

2026-03

  • Alex and Simmo doing first principles thinking, 2026-03-14
  • Recommended readings from one of my mentors, 2026-03-13
  • Errors in thinking at work, 2026-03-05
  • Re wanting to learn how to think, 2026-03-04

2025-09

  • Why doesn’t transmissionism work?
  • The elenchus
  • What is the elenchus?
  • The tyranny of the propositional
  • Transmissionism
  • Vervaeke’s 4 Ps of Knowledge
  • Second round of learning from Ward Farnworth’s book on the Socratic method
  • Resisting the urge to switch to logic or rhetoric
  • How to think in a rigorous way
  • How much better do I really need to get at thinking?
  • How to use the Socratic method with other people
  • How to construct the elenchus
  • Aporia
  • 03. Manifesto - “Why I Should Learn the Socratic Method”
  • 06. Learning the Socratic method, part 1 → the rationale
  • 07. Learning the Socratic method, part 2 → the “how”
  • 08. Enneagram 3 thinking sins
  • 10. Why thinking things through is aversive
  • Reading fiction to gain non-propositional knowledge
  • “How can I improve my ability to think?” (Parent Page)

2025-07

  • 09. I’m not good at the elenchus yet (2025-07-06)

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