I'm reminded of a discussion I had with a friend, regarding the nature of concepts. While conversing, it occurred to me that "knowledge" can be thought of as a definition, which can be analyzed in terms of binary classification. The definition's aptness is a product of its sensitivity and selectivity, regarding how well the definition fits the intended set of examples. Loosely,
utility(knowledge) = selectivity * sensitivity, where selectivity = coherence = justification = information sensitivity = correspondence = truth = des... (read more)
I'm reminded of a discussion I had with a friend, regarding the nature of concepts. While conversing, it occurred to me that "knowledge" can be thought of as a definition, which can be analyzed in terms of binary classification. The definition's aptness is a product of its sensitivity and selectivity, regarding how well the definition fits the intended set of examples. Loosely,
utility(knowledge) = selectivity * sensitivity, where
selectivity = coherence = justification = information
sensitivity = correspondence = truth = des... (read more)