Comments on: Expecting Short Inferential Distances http://www.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/ metaphysics, philosophy, and a vision of the future Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:44:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: complexitystudies » Blog Archive » The Simple Math of Everything http://www.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/comment-page-1/#comment-477 complexitystudies » Blog Archive » The Simple Math of Everything Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:47:33 +0000 http://dao.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/#comment-477 [...] guess this is the same idea I presented a couple of days ago in this post (which incidentally was also inspired by an Overcoming Bias [...] [...] guess this is the same idea I presented a couple of days ago in this post (which incidentally was also inspired by an Overcoming Bias [...]

]]> By: guenther http://www.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/comment-page-1/#comment-453 guenther Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:39:30 +0000 http://dao.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/#comment-453 Addendum: I like your comparison to the taxonomy of biological species. I think such a concept hierarchy would be invaluable for many things: enriched with references to core publications it would be a real help to many researchers. Addendum: I like your comparison to the taxonomy of biological species.

I think such a concept hierarchy would be invaluable for many things: enriched with references to core publications it would be a real help to many researchers.

]]> By: guenther http://www.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/comment-page-1/#comment-452 guenther Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:36:44 +0000 http://dao.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/#comment-452 Getting out of control, that's the big problem actually - the job is infeasible for a single person, so you have to start a collaboration like wikipedia. But, while for wikipedia more info is always better, this is not the case for a concept wiki. So there would have to be tight moderation. Maybe a structure like scholarpedia would work out nicely. Maybe I should contact them about this idea... Getting out of control, that’s the big problem actually – the job is infeasible for a single person, so you have to start a collaboration like wikipedia. But, while for wikipedia more info is always better, this is not the case for a concept wiki.

So there would have to be tight moderation. Maybe a structure like scholarpedia would work out nicely. Maybe I should contact them about this idea…

]]> By: Terren http://www.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Terren Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:28:05 +0000 http://dao.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/#comment-450 Correction: not just a science wiki, but a science, math, philosophy, law, literature, etc. Is it feasible? Or is this something that would quickly get out of control? Correction: not just a science wiki, but a science, math, philosophy, law, literature, etc. Is it feasible? Or is this something that would quickly get out of control?

]]> By: Terren http://www.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Terren Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:26:13 +0000 http://dao.complexitystudies.org/2007/10/26/expecting-short-inferential-distances/#comment-449 Wow, that's a really neat idea... a taxonomy of concepts. I can see a neat parallel to the taxonomy of biological species, which might be a rich metaphor considering the possibility of identifying lineages of ideas - a phylogeny of ideas. Of course, it would be ever-changing and controversial, just as the biological version is. But it would be invaluable, and the just the sort of thing the internet is great for. A science Wiki, but one organized as a hierarchy. Wow, that’s a really neat idea… a taxonomy of concepts. I can see a neat parallel to the taxonomy of biological species, which might be a rich metaphor considering the possibility of identifying lineages of ideas – a phylogeny of ideas.

Of course, it would be ever-changing and controversial, just as the biological version is. But it would be invaluable, and the just the sort of thing the internet is great for. A science Wiki, but one organized as a hierarchy.

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