A Scientific Threshold
When does a discourse become a science...?
Stranger Worlds
We share a planet, but live in different worlds. Explore how to live in these stranger worlds with 3-minute reflections on our principles for a good life, shared liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Contradictions in Knowledge
Revealing the vast rifts between scientific paradigms
Paradigms of Discourse
Exploring the network of relationships that connect statements
Foucault vs Kuhn
Two influential views on scientific discourse, both denying 'scientific progress'
August on Stranger Worlds
Foucault's Archaeology
The Vortex of the Real
How the other path from Kant, phenomenology, changed the meaning of reality
Are Numbers Real?
An argument about numbers between two great philosophers sheds light on reality
The Limits of Reality
Kant's thing-in-itself wasn't about what's 'objective', it was about what we cannot know
What Is Reality?
Why dreams of the objective offer no escape from our inexorably shared reality
July on Stranger Worlds
The Rough Guide to Shared Reality
What If Big Money Controls Everything?
On the limitations of both conspiracy thinking and anti-conspiracy thinking