Tenacity, Authority, Plausibility, Inquiry, Belief Fixation : Grades & Degradation Options Rating

[Jon Awbrey]

Here is the locus classicus for the conceptual framework I have in mind applying to the contemporary devolution in so-called “social media”.

C.S. Peirce, “The Fixation of Belief”, Popular Science Monthly 12 (November 1877), 1–15.

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There is a parallel discussion thread here.

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[Jon Awbrey]

Importing a few remarks from the Facebook discussion —

Peirce gives us a slightly different perspective on the logic of inquiry and the best practices in science, beginning most notably with his Harvard and Lowell lectures on the “Logic of Science” (1865 & 1866). I've been studying his analysis of inquiry and its implications for quite some time now. Here's one set of notes:

► Jon Awbrey • Information = Comprehension × Extension

When it comes to the question of Automated Inquiry (AI), that has been the subject of my research for decades. Here's a web hub for an assortment of excursions and reflections on that subject:

► Jon Awbrey • Inquiry Driven Systems

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