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
This Fall my reading has centered on David Harriman’s recently published “The Logical Leap: Induction in Physics”. I started off listening to the book on Audible, then realized that there was too much detail I was missing, so I went ahead and purchased a hard