I’m glad i managed to finally be understandable. Part of the problem is that my enthusiasm for the project leads me to be a bit coy about revealing too much detail on the internet. The other problem is that I’m frequently straying into academic territories I don’t know that well so I think I tend to use words to describe it that are probably not be the correct ones.
Thanks for those, it was interesting to see how some other people have approached the problem and if nothing else it tells me that other people are trying to take the epistemology of everyday discourse seriously so hopefully there will be an appetite for my version.
my enthusiasm for the project leads me to be a bit coy about revealing too much detail on the internet
FWIW, it may be worth keeping in mind the Silicon Valley maxim that ideas are cheap, and execution is what matters. In most cases you’re far more likely to make progress on the idea if you get it out into the open, especially if execution at all depends on having collaborators or other supporters. (Also helpful to get feedback on the idea.) The probability that someone else successfully executes on an idea that you came up with is low.
Ah! It’s much clearer to me now what you’re looking for.
Two things that come to mind as vaguely similar:
1) The habit of some rationalist bloggers of flagging claims with “epistemic status”. (E.g. here or here)
2) Wikipedia’s guidelines for verifiability (and various other guidelines that they have)
Of course, neither is exactly what you’re talking about, but perhaps they could serve as inspiration.
I’m glad i managed to finally be understandable. Part of the problem is that my enthusiasm for the project leads me to be a bit coy about revealing too much detail on the internet. The other problem is that I’m frequently straying into academic territories I don’t know that well so I think I tend to use words to describe it that are probably not be the correct ones.
Thanks for those, it was interesting to see how some other people have approached the problem and if nothing else it tells me that other people are trying to take the epistemology of everyday discourse seriously so hopefully there will be an appetite for my version.
FWIW, it may be worth keeping in mind the Silicon Valley maxim that ideas are cheap, and execution is what matters. In most cases you’re far more likely to make progress on the idea if you get it out into the open, especially if execution at all depends on having collaborators or other supporters. (Also helpful to get feedback on the idea.) The probability that someone else successfully executes on an idea that you came up with is low.
I’ve heard similar things and agree completely. It’s just difficult to fight the impulse to bury away the details!