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TST PRACTICE

By Philosopher Michael Alan Prestwood

A Draft Academic Paper is a piece I hope to submit for academic review someday.

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TST Epistemic Classifications: The Idea of Ideas

Think well by asking what kind of claim you are hearing before deciding whether it is true. Empirical, rational, speculative, and disproven ideas require different ...

4 Mind Traps: Fallacies, Biases, Heuristics, and Stereotypes

The Four Mind Traps are predictable thinking errors that distort judgment before reasoning even begins.

Open Viewpoint Method (OVM)

OVM is a secular-religious bridge that fosters viewpoint prevention. Think well by loosening your grip before you defend your view.

Philosophy: Dualism and Nondualism

Dualism and nondualism are rival ways of asking whether reality is divided or deeply unified.
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TST: Vocabulary

Definitions are the starting point of clear communication. In philosophy, where words like truth, belief, reality, morality, and knowledge carry heavy meaning, careful definitions help ...

3 Truth Hammers: Science, Journalism, and Law

The public truth-seeking systems are science, law, and journalism. They test different kinds of claims and have different institutional accountability. Truth Hammers are not sources ...
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