How to Find the Frontiers of Knowledge | Samo Burja
Knowledge always builds on others' work. The difficult question is whose knowledge you should build on. This decision requires some practical institutional epistemology.
How to Find the Frontiers of Knowledge by Samo Burja | Jun 25, 2020 How to Find the Frontiers of Knowledge by Samo Burja | June 25, 2020 Based on my lecture at Topos House, San Francisco on February 29, 2020. Not all fields of knowledge exist yet. If you tried to study biochemistry in 1820, you’d have a lot of trouble: the field had yet to cohere. Do we think that all the biochemistries of the world have been discovered? If we did back then, we’d be wrong. For those seeking a safe career, sticking to the established fields is probably the right move. But for those interested in pushing forward
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