2005–2026
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Epistemology

5 entries
2026 1 entry
  • Apr 10
    EssayWorld Machinesnewest The Cosmos and the Model

    Humboldt, the Romantics, and What AI Loses by Averaging

    19 min
2025 4 entries
  • Dec 17
    EssayWorld Machines The Shelter as Epistemic Engine

    This is a continuation of my ongoing exploration of places and spaces. Previously: We need homes in the delta quadrant, Thinking with places, Problems are places questions are spaces. Introduction: …

    6 min
  • Jul 14
    Essay Problems are Places, Questions are Spaces

    Last year, while regrouping myself and rebuilding my old curious ways, I had a thought. The common words “spaces” and “places” pass through our minds, fingers, and lips but they deserve a second …

    3 min
  • Jul 7
    Essay The Mind as Semi-Solid Smoke

    This post continues the series on Socratic Thinking, turning the space-and-place lens inward to examine the mind itself. Human minds can be thought of as an imperfect place with the ability to create …

    2 min
  • Jul 6
    Essay Thinking with places

    “A farmer has to cut down trees to create space for his farmstead and fields. Yet once the farm is established it becomes an ordered world of meaning—a place—and beyond it is the forest and space.” — …

    3 min