I wonder if we should take a more systematic approach to entries about individual disciplines. It seems that, from an EA perspective, a discipline may be relevant in a number of distinct ways, e.g. because it is a discipline in which young EAs may want to pursue a career, because conducting research in that discipline is of high value, because that discipline poses serious risks, or because findings in that discipline should inform EA thinking. I’m not sure how to translate this observation into something actionable for the Wiki, though, so I’m just registering it here in case others have thoughts along these lines.
Yeah, I do think it seems worth thinking a bit more about what the “inclusion criteria” for a discipline should be (from the perspective of making an EA Wiki entry about it), and that the different things you mention seem like starting points for that. Without clearer inclusion criteria, we could end up with a ridiculously large number of entries, or with entries that are unwarranted or too fine-grained, or with entries that are too coarse-grained, or with hesitation and failing to create worthwhile entries.
I don’t immediately have thoughts, but endorse the idea of someone generating thoughts :D
I’m overall in favor.
I wonder if we should take a more systematic approach to entries about individual disciplines. It seems that, from an EA perspective, a discipline may be relevant in a number of distinct ways, e.g. because it is a discipline in which young EAs may want to pursue a career, because conducting research in that discipline is of high value, because that discipline poses serious risks, or because findings in that discipline should inform EA thinking. I’m not sure how to translate this observation into something actionable for the Wiki, though, so I’m just registering it here in case others have thoughts along these lines.
Yeah, I do think it seems worth thinking a bit more about what the “inclusion criteria” for a discipline should be (from the perspective of making an EA Wiki entry about it), and that the different things you mention seem like starting points for that. Without clearer inclusion criteria, we could end up with a ridiculously large number of entries, or with entries that are unwarranted or too fine-grained, or with entries that are too coarse-grained, or with hesitation and failing to create worthwhile entries.
I don’t immediately have thoughts, but endorse the idea of someone generating thoughts :D