Facts do not assemble into truths.
Nov 092022
Thinking
Operations of thought are like cavalry charges in a battle — they are strictly limited in number, require fresh horses, and must only be made at decisive moments.
—Whitehead
Nov 012022
Whatever everyone is on about you want nothing to do with.
Sep 282022
Moral philosophy warns us sternly against deriving ought from is, when it is far more common, and pernicious, to derive is from ought.
Sep 232022
Crime is like most problems: you don’t need to know the cause to fix it.
Sep 212022
It is glorious to discover a commonplace for oneself.
Sep 082022
The fundamental constraint on action is uncertainty about the future. The fundamental strategy of philosophical hypotheticals is to assume it away.
Sep 022022
Apostasy always trumps heresy. Refusing to join the army may get you jailed, but deserting will get you shot.
Aug 172022
To see certain things clearly one must be blind to much else.
Aug 162022
Look for words and find thoughts; look for thoughts and find nothing.
Jul 292022
All myths are alike; but each truth is truthful in its own way.