Truth

Epistemology 3

• Evidence Workshop A page on Evidence Workshop, written to clarify its role inside the Epistemology branch.
• What is Doubt? A page on Doubt, written to clarify its role inside the Epistemology branch.
• What is Evidence? A page on Evidence, written to clarify its role inside the Epistemology branch.

Ethics 1

• Coherent Moral Systems A page on Coherent Moral Systems, written to clarify its role inside the Ethics branch.

Introduction 1

• What is Philosophy? A page on Philosophy, written to clarify its role inside the Introduction branch.

Metaphysics 2

• Are Quantum Physics “Spiritual”? A page on Are Quantum Physics “Spiritual”, written to clarify its role inside the Metaphysics branch.
• Energy & Psychic Phenomena A page on Energy & Psychic Phenomena, written to clarify its role inside the Metaphysics branch.

Miscellany 2

• The Fantastical & Historical Truth A page on The Fantastical & Historical Truth, written to clarify its role inside the Miscellany branch.
• The Historical Method A page on The Historical Method, written to clarify its role inside the Miscellany branch.

Philosophers 20

• Charting John Stuart Mill A terrain map of John Stuart Mill, showing which themes, alignments, and tensions define the wider philosophical landscape.
• Charting Kierkegaard A terrain map of Kierkegaard, showing which themes, alignments, and tensions define the wider philosophical landscape.
• Charting Nagarjuna A terrain map of Nagarjuna, showing which themes, alignments, and tensions define the wider philosophical landscape.
• Charting Parmenides A terrain map of Parmenides, showing which themes, alignments, and tensions define the wider philosophical landscape.
• Charting Quine A terrain map of Quine, showing which themes, alignments, and tensions define the wider philosophical landscape.
• Charting Russell A terrain map of Russell, showing which themes, alignments, and tensions define the wider philosophical landscape.
• Charting Walter Benjamin A terrain map of Walter Benjamin, showing which themes, alignments, and tensions define the wider philosophical landscape.
• Charting William James A terrain map of William James, showing which themes, alignments, and tensions define the wider philosophical landscape.
• Dialoguing with Derrida A guided encounter with Derrida that keeps the philosopher’s voice, major claims, and main points of resistance in view.
• Dialoguing with John Stuart Mill A guided encounter with John Stuart Mill that keeps the philosopher’s voice, major claims, and main points of resistance in view.
• Dialoguing with Nagarjuna A guided encounter with Nagarjuna that keeps the philosopher’s voice, major claims, and main points of resistance in view.
• Dialoguing with Parmenides A guided encounter with Parmenides that keeps the philosopher’s voice, major claims, and main points of resistance in view.
• Dialoguing with Walter Benjamin A guided encounter with Walter Benjamin that keeps the philosopher’s voice, major claims, and main points of resistance in view.
• Dialoguing with William James A guided encounter with William James that keeps the philosopher’s voice, major claims, and main points of resistance in view.
• John Stuart Mill Begin with free speech: why might a society need even wrong opinions in order to understand true ones?
• Nagarjuna Begin with dependence: if everything is what it is through relations, what exactly were we calling its essence?
• Parmenides Begin with the scandal: if non-being is nothing, how can change be described as something becoming what it is not?
• Pragmatists A page on Pragmatism, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophers branch.
• Søren Kierkegaard Begin with the self: what kind of failure is possible if a person can avoid becoming who they are supposed to become?
• Walter Benjamin Start with aura: what changes when art can be reproduced, circulated, and consumed everywhere?

Philosophical Inquiry 46

• An Intellectually-Enriched and Diverse Environment A page on An Intellectually-Enriched and Diverse Environment, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Appreciating our Insignificance A page on Appreciating our Insignificance, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Authentic Humans A page on Authentic Humans, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Charitable Engagement A page on Charitable Engagement, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Common Sense Blunders A page on Common Sense Blunders, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Conspiracies & Misunderstanding Human Nature A page on Conspiracies & Misunderstanding Human Nature, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Dangers to Honest Inquiry A page on Dangers to Honest Inquiry, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Dangers: Anti-Intellectualism A cautionary essay on Anti-Intellectualism, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Awe as an Indicator A cautionary essay on Awe as an Indicator, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Carrot & Stick A cautionary essay on Carrot & Stick, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Co-opted Wonders A cautionary essay on Co-opted Wonders, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Cognitive Biases A cautionary essay on Cognitive Biases, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Dissipating Promises A cautionary essay on Dissipating Promises, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Egocentrism A cautionary essay on Egocentrism, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Explanatory Depth Illusions A cautionary essay on Explanatory Depth Illusions, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Gaslighting A cautionary essay on Gaslighting, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Half-Searches A cautionary essay on Half-Searches, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Ideologies of Emotion A cautionary essay on Ideologies of Emotion, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Ideologies of Mystery A cautionary essay on Ideologies of Mystery, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Limits on Doubt A cautionary essay on Limits on Doubt, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Logical Fallacies A cautionary essay on Logical Fallacies, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Narrative A cautionary essay on Narrative, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Ontological Buffet A cautionary essay on Ontological Buffet, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Promissory Treasures A cautionary essay on Promissory Treasures, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Siloed Ideologies A cautionary essay on Siloed Ideologies, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Strong Leaders A cautionary essay on Strong Leaders, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: The Notion of Fate A cautionary essay on The Notion of Fate, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Unnuanced Conclusions A cautionary essay on Unnuanced Conclusions, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Untestable Ideologies A cautionary essay on Untestable Ideologies, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dangers: Vested Interests A cautionary essay on Vested Interests, treating it as a recurring distortion that can quietly damage serious inquiry.
• Dialoguing with William of Ockham A guided encounter with William of Ockham that keeps the philosopher’s voice, major claims, and main points of resistance in view.
• Do I need a “worldview”? A page on Do I need a “worldview”, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• How Minds are Changed A page on How Minds are Changed, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Inscrutability Case Studies A page on Inscrutability Case Studies, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Logic wherever Structure A page on Logic wherever Structure, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Our View of Humanity A page on Our View of Humanity, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Packaged vs Eclectic Ideologies A page on Packaged vs Eclectic Ideologies, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Personal Truth? A page on Personal Truth, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Philosophical Growth A page on Philosophical Growth, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Seeker Scenarios A page on Seeker Scenarios, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Selective Pressures on Ideologies A page on Selective Pressures on Ideologies, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• Testing Ideologies A page on Testing Ideologies, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• The Danger of “Resulting” A page on The Danger of “Resulting”, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• The Mindset of the Honest Seeker A page on The Mindset of the Honest Seeker, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.
• The Value and Limits of Debate A guide to when debate clarifies a public question, when it degenerates into performance, and how fallacies and biases quietly steer the audience.
• What is Truth? A page on Truth, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophical Inquiry branch.

Philosophy of AI 1

• Assessing AI Alignment with Truth A page on Assessing AI Alignment with Truth, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophy of AI branch.

Philosophy of Language 1

• Philosophy of Language — Core Concepts A page on Philosophy of Language — Core Concepts, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophy of Language branch.

Philosophy of Science 2

• The Power of Thought Experiments A page on The Power of Thought Experiments, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophy of Science branch.
• The Value of Surveys A page on The Value of Surveys, written to clarify its role inside the Philosophy of Science branch.

Rational Thought 1

• False Equivalencies A page on False Equivalencies, written to clarify its role inside the Rational Thought branch.