TST COLUMN
01 Jul 2026
Debut
History
Story
The famous Lewis “Truth in Fiction” Paper
1978
by David K. Lewis
Philosophy of Fiction
Fictional statements can be “true” inside an invented world, even when they are not true in actual history.
Wed 1 Jul 2026
(2 weeks ago)
Updated 8 minutes ago.
TST COLUMN
15 Apr 2026
Debut
History
Quote
“A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.”
- David Hume
- 1748
Belief
Your confidence in an idea, whether scientific or spiritual, should rise with support, not desire.
Wed 15 Apr 2026
(3 months ago)
Updated 13 hours ago.
Philosophy
Term
Dichotomy of Control
Virtue
The Dichotomy of Control opens the Ethical Roadmap by identifying the moral agent and the boundaries of action.
Mon 22 Jun 2026
(4 weeks ago)
Updated 13 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
01 Jul 2026
Philosophy
Paper
TST Philosophy of Fiction: Imaginative Realism
Philosophy of Fiction
Fiction is not created from nothing; it is the recombination of real impressions into imagined things.
Wed 1 Jul 2026
(2 weeks ago)
Updated 15 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
03 May 2026
Philosophy
Paper
TST Philosophy of History
Idea of Ideas
History is the empirical past. Historical writing is rational narrative that aligns with reality.
Tue 3 Mar 2026
(5 months ago)
Updated 15 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
08 Apr 2026
Debut
Philosophy
Paper
TST Doxastic Formation: Public Belief, Tribe, and Worldview
Personal Belief
This is your life. Embrace the beliefs you understand and believe in, not just the beliefs you inherited.
Wed 8 Apr 2026
(3 months ago)
Updated 15 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
01 Apr 2026
Philosophy
Paper
TST Epistemic Justification: Rational Belief and Common Knowledge
Epistemology
To responsibly classify an idea and hold it, start by assigning it a truth category and then calibrate.
Sat 28 Feb 2026
(5 months ago)
Updated 15 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
15 Apr 2026
Philosophy
Paper
TST Epistemic Calibration: Credence and Degrees of Belief
TST Philosophy
TST Calibration Theory asks: How strong should our confidence be? Answer: Confidence is the quality of alignment to reality.
Sun 1 Mar 2026
(5 months ago)
Updated 15 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
25 Mar 2026
Philosophy
Paper
TST Theory of Truth: Reality-First Correspondence
TST Philosophy
What makes an idea true? Truth is successful alignment between our representations and a determinate, mind-independent reality.
Sun 1 Mar 2026
(5 months ago)
Updated 15 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
11 Mar 2026
Philosophy
Paper
TST Metaphysics: The Split
TST Philosophy
The split separates our ideas and the material world. To live in harmony with nature, embrace the idea that our rational ideas must be internally coherent, but only empirical contact with reality justifies belief.
Sun 1 Mar 2026
(5 months ago)
Updated 15 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
22 Apr 2026
Philosophy
Paper
TST Moral Calibration: Legal, Moral, and Fair
TST Ethics
Law gives order, morality gives conscience, and fairness gives balance. None is enough alone. A legal action can still be wrong. A good decision asks whether an action is legal, moral, and fair.
Fri 27 Feb 2026
(5 months ago)
Updated 15 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
22 Apr 2026
Debut
Philosophy
Quote
“In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary.”
- Thomas Aquinas
- circa 1265
Situational Ethics
Situational ethics, like Just War Theory, can be brought down to your life. When you cannot turn the other cheek, strive for a response that is proportionate and never exceeds the harm done.
Wed 22 Apr 2026
(3 months ago)
Updated 22 hours ago.