Abstract Traditional philosophical skepticism targets truth claims, asking "How can we know this is true?" Deferential Realism applies skeptical analysis to constraint claims, asking instead "What type of constraint is this, and what does that imply for action?" This paper presents a novel epistemological framework that distinguishes natural constraints (Mountains) from coordination mechanisms (Ropes), extractive … Continue reading Deferential Realism: A Constraint-First Epistemology for Agency Under Uncertainty
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Omega Variables: A Framework for Identifying and Resolving Reasoning Blockers
The Core Problem Research teams stall on questions no one can answer internally. Policy discussions circle endlessly around undefined terms. AI systems exhaust their context window mid-analysis. Arguments persist because participants use the same words to mean different things. These aren't failures of effort or intelligence. They're structural—reasoning systems hitting dependencies they cannot resolve on … Continue reading Omega Variables: A Framework for Identifying and Resolving Reasoning Blockers
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