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Epistemic mapping 101: what to ask in order to understand how others think.

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A LessWrong post introduces a concept called epistemic mapping, framed around asking people how they describe what it means for them to know something.

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“A historian, a biologist and a physicist walk into a bar. The barista, a part-time epistemologist (like most), asks each of them: Can you please describe what it means for you to know something?”
LessWrong, 24 Oct 2026, 16:20.

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