Projects
"What I cannot create, I do not understand." — Richard Feynman
Construct your own argument maps
- Argdown: Getting Started Tutorial and Workflow Guide (Christian Voigt)
- Argument Diagramming: Self-Paced Course and Workbench (Carnegie Mellon University Open Learning Initiative)
- Argument Mapping Tutorials: Identifying Structure and Hidden Premises (Joe Lau / Philosophy@HKU)
- Kialo: Visual Deliberation and Argument Mapping Platform
Simulate your own epistemic networks
- Simulated Epistemic Networks: Python Implementation of the Zollman Effect and Polarization (Jonathan Weisberg)
- The Zollman Effect: Computational Explainer and Code Walkthrough (Jonathan Weisberg)
- Odds & Ends: An Interactive Guide to Probability and Inductive Logic (Jonathan Weisberg)
- NetLogo: Multi-Agent Programmable Modeling Environment (Center for Connected Learning / Northwestern University)
Conduct your own belief interviews
- Navigating Beliefs: A Self-Directed Course for Rational Conversations (Street Epistemology International)
- Understanding the Basics: Step-by-Step Conversational Guide (Joe Hitchens / Street Epistemology)
- Helpful Questions for Socratic Inquiries: Open-Source Prompt Bank (Lukas Radunsky / GitHub)
- What Do You Know? An Exercise About What Knowledge Is (Richard Farr / PLATO) - Search 'What Do You Know?' on the PLATO Philosophy Toolkit for the guided classroom protocol classifying knowledge claims.
Perform your own epistemic audits
- Echo Chambers and Epistemic Bubbles: Diagnostic Framework (C. Thi Nguyen / Episteme)
- Why It's as Hard to Escape an Echo Chamber as It Is to Flee a Cult: Applied Field Guide (C. Thi Nguyen / Aeon)
- The Epistemology of Fake News: Credibility, Propagation, and Interventions (Sven Bernecker, Amy K. Flowerree, and Thomas Grundmann, eds.) - Paid book; provides analytical frameworks for diagnosing epistemic pathologies, algorithmic distortion, and conspiracy networks.
Design your own epistemology surveys
- The X-Phi Replicability Project: Protocols, Materials, and Survey Registrations (Open Science Framework)
- The Theory and Practice of Experimental Philosophy: Practical Guide to Empirical Design and Vignette Construction (Justin Sytsma & Jonathan Livengood) - Paid book; step-by-step practical guide covering vignette construction, experimental controls, and statistical analysis for philosophical surveys.