This looks an interesting subject! Introspection is a bit of a difficult
research assistant, but in some cases, the best that we have.
A minor point, you write that
Luminosity, as I’ll use the term, is self-awareness
and also that the term ‘luminosity’ is already in use in a related, but
different sense. Would it then not be clearer to simple call it
‘self-awareness’? Or something else, say ‘lucidity’ (I’m sure there’s
something better), if you want diverge from what’s normally meant with
self-awareness.
Anyway, looking forward to the rest of the sequence.
I think it doesn’t hurt to have a term that calls up not only the notion of self-awareness, but also the attitude that Alicorn is creating about it. It will also help indicate the coherence of the sequence.
I love the standard that LessWrong.com sets for philosophy, and will be extremely pleased if this sequence can meet that standard on such an important topic!
This looks an interesting subject! Introspection is a bit of a difficult research assistant, but in some cases, the best that we have.
A minor point, you write that
and also that the term ‘luminosity’ is already in use in a related, but different sense. Would it then not be clearer to simple call it ‘self-awareness’? Or something else, say ‘lucidity’ (I’m sure there’s something better), if you want diverge from what’s normally meant with self-awareness.
Anyway, looking forward to the rest of the sequence.
I think it doesn’t hurt to have a term that calls up not only the notion of self-awareness, but also the attitude that Alicorn is creating about it. It will also help indicate the coherence of the sequence.
I love the standard that LessWrong.com sets for philosophy, and will be extremely pleased if this sequence can meet that standard on such an important topic!