Epistemic Humility

Dwarkesh Patel discussed the concept of epistemic humility in an episode with Dominic Cummings, where Cummings reflected on his experiences in Russia and how they taught him the importance of not fooling himself and questioning his own assumptions. He links this to the historical figure of Bismarck, noting his approach to epistemic humility. Cummings also highlighted the challenges of understanding history accurately and the disparities between historical accounts and reality, emphasizing a skeptical approach towards recorded history 1.