Why We Are Better at Advising Others Than We Are at Making Decisions for Ourselves

Illustration of Solomon's Paradox through an old man giving a young person in his early 30s some advice, which he probably has not been able to follow himself.

We are typically better at advising others than we are at making good decisions for ourselves. Read on to learn how this relates to Solomon's Paradox, examples, what to do about it and more.

08/08/2023 0

How We Know What We Know

A young female scientist is looking through a large telescope. The telescope represents the knowledge that has been shared with us by others, and the person looking through the telescope represents us. We can see further than we would be able to on our own, by looking through the lens (body of knowledge) of those who came before us.

Epistemic Dependence is the idea that our knowledge is dependent on the knowledge of others. In other words, we typically know what we know because others have come before us and shared their knowledge with us. Read on to learn more.

06/07/2023 0

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