All things that exist have an identity – they are what they are, and are not what they are not. Although this sounds obvious, almost foolishly obvious, it is both the fundamental principle of metaphysics, and the fundamental principle of epistemology: A is A. Separate
Surveying the history of science at a macroscopic level, we find that progress consists of a series of revolutions in understanding, each greatly simplifying the description of the field under study. These revolutions are then followed by decades or centuries of elaboration, discovery of apparent
Before discussing what I define as “truth”, lets go back and fill in a missing piece in the last discussion of knowledge. I was struggling with what to call unverified impressions one has about an item, or the invalid content of a framework of ideas