Principle of Philosophic Parsimony: What would cause a lot of rethinking if it were true must be false.
Jul 192019
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
Jul 042019
To be published in outlets of respectable opinion it is necessary to form respectable opinions.
Jun 202019
Bad people are a fertile and oft-neglected source of good ideas.
Jun 172019
It is natural to demand special consideration for your feelings if you can’t think.
Jun 032019
We search for truths, and find equilibria.
May 272019
The especially rigid dogmatist can be identified by his frequent assurances that he always thinks for himself.
May 212019
To hide one’s beliefs takes effort, and attenuates them.
May 202019
Deductive conclusions, like the weather, are highly sensitive to initial conditions.
May 032019
There are two kinds of philosophers: those who begin with the conclusions, and fill in with egregious reasoning; and those who begin with the reasoning, and arrive at egregious conclusions.
Apr 292019
No one who thinks of himself as open-minded can be persuaded otherwise.