Tag: Epistemology
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Exact Justice
The word “just” comes from Latin iustus, rooted in ius—law, right, what is due. Its earliest sense is structural: justice as proportion, balance, proper allocation. To call something just is to say it fits within a system of order.
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Radical Thinking
Radical is a word that contains more structure than it first shows. It appears in politics, science, mathematics, chemistry, and culture, carrying meanings that seem disconnected—until you notice the pattern. At the center of all its uses is a single idea: the root.
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Crystallization of Concepts
Ideas don’t always arrive fully formed. Often, people orbit around a shared intuition, a loose goal, or a sense of emerging possibility. There’s motion, experimentation, maybe even momentum—but no clear definition. Then something happens.
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Numerology vs. Physics
Numerology is a playground—assigning artificial meaning to numbers and patterns, initially appealing, but not reflective of reality. Physics is the mountain range—revealing the universe’s true structure through mathematics, leading to foundational higher understanding. The journey starts in the playground, but culminates at the summits.
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It Tells You Everything You Need to Know
No, it doesn’t.
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Limits of Language (Wittgenstein)
Ludwig Wittgenstein, a significant 20th-century philosopher, explored language’s role in shaping perceived reality. His works, from “Tractatus” to “Philosophical Investigations,” marked a paradigm shift, viewing language as dynamic and contextually driven, profoundly influencing philosophy, logic, and psychology.
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Demystification
Demystification, rooted in Enlightenment values, involves clarifying obscure subjects through rational explanations. Applied across various fields, it emphasizes analytical approaches and factual evidence to enhance understanding and challenge established beliefs.
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Oversimplification
Oversimplification reduces intricate ideas to basic summaries, potentially obscuring important details and fostering generalizations that might mislead, often affecting both the individual understanding and broader public discourse.
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Perception is Projection
The principle of “Perception is Projection” emphasizes that personal beliefs and experiences shape one’s interpretation of the external world. Drawing from foundational psychological theories, especially those of Carl Jung, it highlights the intertwined relationship between inner states and outward perceptions.