I use a simple model to investigate the epistemic value of open-mindedness. This repository contains the code for a model of the epistemic value of open-mindedness and for producing some figures.

simulation environement for modeling group deliberation and polarization

Canonical repository for “The Cohesive Tetrad: Jalan Menuju Kebenaran”, an epistemic and ethical framework for truth governance integrating Sabda, Logic, Qualia, and Mystica with Akhlak as the surface of verification (DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/D5S7V).

A landmark interdisciplinary study that redefines cognitive dissonance and trust as foundations of knowing. Not a psychology paper but a theory-of-knowledge manifesto in psychological form—bridging mind, ethics, and governance.

Agent-based model simulating the effects of testimonial quieting and smothering on collective inquiry.

An admittedly naive proposal to design constructive debates.

A groundbreaking study in fiduciary-epistemic theory that reimagines the modern university as a constitutional guardian of knowledge. It exposes how marketisation and managerialism erode truth, compares universities to hybrid AI firms, and proposes legal reform to restore candour, accountability, and public trust in knowledge.

This paper reinterprets cognitive dissonance as structural to epistemic life. Drawing on philosophy, psychology, and fiduciary law, it shows how collapse yields illusory freedom, while fiduciary scaffolds enable bounded freedom, epistemic resilience, and institutional pluralism.

🧠 Reconceptualize cognitive dissonance as an epistemic event, exploring its impact on freedom, anxiety, and conformity through a philosophical lens.