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In TST, what is an idea axiom?
A wise mind takes control of its personal philosophy by organizing core ideas into values, virtues, principles, and actions. Idea axioms help turn what matters ...
Is AI the key to alien first contact?
A wise mind recognizes the need for cognitive flexibility. AI is key to helping humanity develop the needed cognitive plasticity for alien first contact.
Can AI be a moral agent?
A wise mind recognizes that moral agency depends on cognitive ability, not species. AI can be a moral agent if it possesses complex moral cognition.
When does consciousness start?
Consciousness begins with perception, but not every mind perceives reality as you do. Understanding that difference is a step toward wisdom.
What keeps an electron from collapsing into the nucleus?
Electrons cannot collapse into the nucleus because confining them there would require more energy, not less. Their lowest permitted energy is called the ground state.
What lenses are used within TST Philosophy?
Wisdom grows when we learn to see the world through different lenses, understanding what each reveals while remaining grounded in reality.
OVM Worldview Lenses
The three OVM worldview lenses are top-level mind lenses that help you recognize how you and others approach truth, belief, and ethics.
OVM Viewpoints
The three OVM viewpoints help you explore a topic by stepping outside your own thinking.
OVM Perspectives
Categorizing your own perspectives and those of others helps you understand yourself and dialog better with others.
Why is speculation false in a logical setting?
The three epistemic categories above binary logic are empirical, rational, and irrational. Speculative ideas are uncategorized in minds, so they are treated as false only ...
How does the Idea of Ideas handle questions?
Questions and answers are different things. Questions can be empirical, rational, or irrational whether or not their answers are logically true or false.
In TST, what is the self?
The self is the “you” experiencing the now; what that “you” actually is remains debated.
How does the Idea of Ideas handle Dawkins memes?
Memes are culturally transmitted ideas that can shape behavior and even influence biological evolution. But an idea's success in spreading does not establish its truth ...
How does TST handle the Law of Noncontradiction?
The Law of Noncontradiction states that something cannot both be and not be, at the same time and in the same respect.
How does TST handle paraconsistent logic?
Paraconsistent logic allows us to reason with contradictory information without accepting absurd conclusions.
What is an Epicurean Stoic?
The practice of borrowing from both Epicureanism and Stoicism but with a focus on virtue.
What is philosophical eclecticism?
Philosophical eclecticism encourages us to borrow, evaluate, and adapt ideas from different philosophical traditions, creating a personal philosophy without committing to any one school of ...
How does TST handle the Gettier-Type counterexamples?
A correct prediction does not necessarily validate the reasoning behind it. Gettier-type cases show why beliefs held as true must remain open to correction.
If absolute truth belongs to nature, what makes math true?
Absolute truth belongs to nature. Mathematical truths belong to ideas, which can accurately represent nature without becoming reality itself.
Does TST Philosophy handle facticity?
Life is lived inside circumstances, but not all circumstances ask the same thing from us.