This is an excellent project and an excellent post. Big kudos for making it happen. Also, thanks for introducing me to the term visual knowledge projects. Iād never heard of the specific term before and have always thought these sorts of visual maps are fantastic.
Iāve been trying to think of any important topic areas which have been missed and the first one that springs to mind is one on rational and compassionate/āaltruistic interpersonal communication. I really enjoyed Nonviolent Communication but Iām not sure itās our best bet due to a lack of randomised studies and some of the vibe. Maybe something on CBT like Feeling Good? Although this may now be drifting out of EA scope.
Secondly, for anyone who has enjoyed Factfulness by Hans Rosling or anything by Steven Pinker, Iād recommend this video essay for some strong counterpoints. I learned a lot and itās made me more cautious regarding the global application of ānew optimismā.
Those designs come under many different terms, from information design to data visualizations. Many different semantic pointers point in a similar direction. I love the map of philosophy, too. You might also (already know and) like Domains of Science. Very related to metascience and science of science. Here e.g. Max Noichl does a network analysis of current philosophy [More: 1, 2, 3]. More links here.
Yes, good point regarding interpersonal communication, I was also thinking about more āsoft skillsā to add. I did consider nonviolent communication but wasnāt sure. Btw once talking about (human) communication theory I actually prefer Watzlawick and von Thun in their content. Or at least, the are equally important work if one cares about the topic of interpersonal communication. I donāt know whether to include any of this or not, Iāll wait for more opinions to form mine in this context.
Yes, again, excellent point. I agree that Rosling and Pinker in their argumentation follow e.g. naive empiricism (the world will continue the trends from the past) and have progress as an underlying assumption. The books on Ending Poverty have similar narratives and assumptions. Reading āHow the world thinksā by Julian Baggini helped me to understand how much the assumption of progress is in general a fact about Western philosophy in particular. However, I donāt think just skipping these books or this perspective is the right way either. One canāt just read āthe right perspectiveā, one needs to triangulate insights from multiple sides and narratives. As Taleb, who also makes many arguments against Pinker, is included multiple times, I feel like the antithesis is also properly reflected. Thanks for bringing it up!
This is an excellent project and an excellent post. Big kudos for making it happen. Also, thanks for introducing me to the term visual knowledge projects. Iād never heard of the specific term before and have always thought these sorts of visual maps are fantastic.
Iāve been trying to think of any important topic areas which have been missed and the first one that springs to mind is one on rational and compassionate/āaltruistic interpersonal communication. I really enjoyed Nonviolent Communication but Iām not sure itās our best bet due to a lack of randomised studies and some of the vibe. Maybe something on CBT like Feeling Good? Although this may now be drifting out of EA scope.
Secondly, for anyone who has enjoyed Factfulness by Hans Rosling or anything by Steven Pinker, Iād recommend this video essay for some strong counterpoints. I learned a lot and itās made me more cautious regarding the global application of ānew optimismā.
Finally, hereās another of my favourite visual knowledge projects: The Map of Philosophy by Carneades.org
Thank you for the kind comment!
Those designs come under many different terms, from information design to data visualizations. Many different semantic pointers point in a similar direction. I love the map of philosophy, too. You might also (already know and) like Domains of Science. Very related to metascience and science of science. Here e.g. Max Noichl does a network analysis of current philosophy [More: 1, 2, 3]. More links here.
Yes, good point regarding interpersonal communication, I was also thinking about more āsoft skillsā to add. I did consider nonviolent communication but wasnāt sure. Btw once talking about (human) communication theory I actually prefer Watzlawick and von Thun in their content. Or at least, the are equally important work if one cares about the topic of interpersonal communication. I donāt know whether to include any of this or not, Iāll wait for more opinions to form mine in this context.
Yes, again, excellent point. I agree that Rosling and Pinker in their argumentation follow e.g. naive empiricism (the world will continue the trends from the past) and have progress as an underlying assumption. The books on Ending Poverty have similar narratives and assumptions. Reading āHow the world thinksā by Julian Baggini helped me to understand how much the assumption of progress is in general a fact about Western philosophy in particular. However, I donāt think just skipping these books or this perspective is the right way either. One canāt just read āthe right perspectiveā, one needs to triangulate insights from multiple sides and narratives. As Taleb, who also makes many arguments against Pinker, is included multiple times, I feel like the antithesis is also properly reflected. Thanks for bringing it up!