Epistemological Primes
I am on a quest for the epistemological primes. These are the deep foundational knowledges which underpin everything. Somehow relates to that "high-leverage generalist" concept, but it's like the next level above that. We're talking level 3 jack of all trades here.
The epistemological primes of mathematics might be logic, set theory, category theory, model theory, graph theory, and a few others. Things that can't be reduced any further; their own whole ways of thinking.
These primes exist in everything. Doing drugs (the way I do them) involves knowledge of chemistry, thermodynamics, and cognitive psychology. Cooking also involves chemistry and thermodynamics, and the knowledge of "flavor profiles" (which cores does that come from?). Doing projects involves some kind of "how to work" prime.
"Physics" is not a prime, but kinematics probably is a prime.
It's hard to figure some of them out. Demographics feels prime, but is probably actually a few things mashed together. Same for metrology, photography, color theory, emergency rescue, asset management, rhetoric, etc.
Any thoughts? My current document for this project includes the following, though many of them are decidedly NOT prime and must be extrapolated further: - metacognition, epistemology, metaphysics, ontology, pedagogy, ethics - formal logic, set theory, category theory, number theory, type theory, model theory, graph theory, complexity theory, information theory, combinatorics, universal algebra - systems theory, algorithms, data structures, cryptography - kinematics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, fluids, quantum, chemistry - geology, meteorology, astronomy, ecology, bio-something - history (very not prime), demographics, law - linguistics, public speaking, rhetoric, debate, oration - psychology: cognitive, behavioral, developmental, social, cultural, educational - microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, asset management - how to work, craftsmanship, project/task/time/revision/supply-chain management, logistics, metrology, drafting, interface design - engineering: process, architecture, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, electronics, cybernetics - scientific method, design of experiments, prototyping, data collection, documentation writing - anatomy, medicine, drugs, nutrition, cooking - safety, rescue, emergency survival, navigation/cartography, comms/signals - photography, videography, audiography, aesthetics, color theory Dude, you need to cut back a little on the ganja. Why?