I thought that what I’m about to say is standard, but perhaps it isn’t. [...] Pearl also has written Bayesian algorithms
I have been googling for references to “computational epistemology”, “algorithmic epistemology”, “bayesian algorithms” and “epistemic algorithm” on LessWrong, and (other than my article) this is the only reference I was able to find to things in the vague category of (i) proposing that the community work on writing real, practical epistemic algorithms (i.e. in software), (ii) announcing having written epistemic algorithms or (iii) explaining how precisely to perform any epistemic algorithm in particular. (A runner-up is this post which aspires to “focus on the ideal epistemic algorithm” but AFAICT doesn’t really describe an algorithm.)
Oh wow, thanks. I think at the time I was overconfident that some more educated Bayesian had worked through the details of what I was describing. But the causality-related stuff is definitely covered by Judea Pearl (the Pearl I was referring to) in his book *Causality* (2000).
I have been googling for references to “computational epistemology”, “algorithmic epistemology”, “bayesian algorithms” and “epistemic algorithm” on LessWrong, and (other than my article) this is the only reference I was able to find to things in the vague category of (i) proposing that the community work on writing real, practical epistemic algorithms (i.e. in software), (ii) announcing having written epistemic algorithms or (iii) explaining how precisely to perform any epistemic algorithm in particular. (A runner-up is this post which aspires to “focus on the ideal epistemic algorithm” but AFAICT doesn’t really describe an algorithm.)
Who is “Pearl”?
Oh wow, thanks. I think at the time I was overconfident that some more educated Bayesian had worked through the details of what I was describing. But the causality-related stuff is definitely covered by Judea Pearl (the Pearl I was referring to) in his book *Causality* (2000).