Philosophy
FAQ
Is fiction part of journalism?
Philosophy of Fiction
Fiction is not journalism, but understanding fiction helps us understand where journalism begins and ends.
Thu 7 May 2026
(14 hours ago)
Updated 12 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
05 Jun 2024
Philosophy
Article
Speculative Ideas in Science: Rip-Bang, Bigfoot, and Beyond
Idea Theory Framework
Speculation has a real place in science, but speculative ideas are not established truths. They are starting points, possibilities, or failed guesses that must eventually be supported, revised, or discarded.
Wed 5 Jun 2024
(2 years ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
03 May 2026
History
FAQ
Did Einstein’s driver really give one of his early talks?
Public Belief
Historical belief should rise only as high as the evidence behind the story. Watch for contemporaneous evidence, testimony, and surviving relics.
Sun 9 Jun 2024
(2 years ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
03 May 2026
Philosophy
Quote
“The historian without his facts is rootless…the facts without their historian are…meaningless.”
- E. H. Carr
- 1961
Philosophy of History
Carr’s 1961 quote reminds us that facts do not become history by themselves. History emerges when evidence is selected, organized, interpreted, and placed into a meaningful story.
Sun 3 May 2026
(4 days ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
02 Jun 2024
Critical Thinking
Story
The Idea of Ideas
New Look
Idea of Ideas
When encountering new information, first ask: is it empirical, rational, or irrational? Then think about how much you believe it.
Sun 2 Jun 2024
(2 years ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
03 May 2026
Philosophy
FAQ
Debating History: Should We Say “Dark Ages” or “Middle Ages?”
Epistemology
“Middle Ages” is the accurate term, but “dark” still captures a real regression in human thought.
Sun 28 Apr 2024
(2 years ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
01 Aug 2024
Debut
History
Article
Holistic Paleolithic Framework: A New Look at Prehistory
- From lower, middle, and upper to...
- Stone, Fire, Cultural, Symbolic, Cognitive, and Prehistory.
Paleolithic Era
A new look at dividing up the paleolithic era switches from lower, middle, and upper to Stone, Fire, Cultural, Symbolic, Cognitive, and prehistory ending specifically at 4,000 BCE.
Thu 1 Aug 2024
(2 years ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
03 May 2026
Philosophy
Story
Book: The Idea of History
1946
Published posthumously.
Philosophy of History
Collingwood helped show that history is not just collecting facts. It is the disciplined reconstruction of past human thought and action from surviving evidence.
Sun 3 May 2026
(4 days ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.
Critical Thinking
Article
Irrational Ideas: The Subtypes
Idea of Ideas
When you encounter an irrational idea, first ask whether it is speculative or disproven.
Mon 6 Apr 2026
(1 month ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
30 Jun 2024
Debut
Philosophy
FAQ
Can authors create fiction beyond our universe?
- No!
- That's why no one can accurately imagine a 5th dimension.
Fiction
When you encounter fiction, test it. Every story you’ve encountered is a recomibination of existing elements within our universe. We are not a deities, we are explorers.
Sun 30 Jun 2024
(2 years ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.
Philosophy
FAQ
Is history a Truth Hammer?
Philosophy of History
The philosophy of history and history itself is not a separate Truth Hammer. History is a disciplined extension of journalism into the past. Using historical traces scientifically and like a reporter, historians create stories of the past like a journalist.
Thu 7 May 2026
(15 hours ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.
TST COLUMN
03 May 2026
Philosophy
Article
TST Philosophy of History: Empirical Narrative Realism
Idea of Ideas
Historical tales are empirical ideas. We believe these evidence-based reconstructions of real past events with varying degrees of confidence. We can prove or disprove their related empirical implications.
Tue 3 Mar 2026
(2 months ago)
Updated 14 hours ago.