The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable · chapter 6 · id the-black-swan-c6-02-the-notion-of-epistemocracy---
“The notion of 'epistemocracy' -- a society that values epistemic humility, where those who acknowledge what they don't know are elevated over confident predictors.”
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The concept of epistocracy (rule by the knowledgeable) has roots in Plato's philosopher-kings. Taleb's 'epistemocracy' inverts this: it privileges awareness of ignorance over claims of knowledge.
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