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Quick Hits
Topic:
Philosophy of Journalism
Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
MODE:
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4 minutes
Philosophy of Journalism.
Quick Hits
10 random key ideas.
1.
TST Term.
An idea is irrationally false when it lacks empirical support, fails logical consistency, or depends on unverified or disproven claims.
2.
Quote:
- E. H. Carr.
- 1961.
From History:
Meaning:
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.
3.
From History: 42,200 BCE
Journalism has roots going back to early attempts to document. It matters because rumor is easy and verification is hard. Watch bylines. Trust reporting over journalist over opinion.
4.
Column summary:
History and fiction both tell stories; only one attempts to align with reality.
5.
Quote:
- Philo of Alexandria.
- circa 20 CE.
Meaning:
With your entertainment, with literature, art, and movies, allegories allow for deeper understanding. Enrich your life by looking for the wisdom embedded within the stories you consume.
6.
From History: 7000 BCE
Good journalism slows the spread of error by checking what happened, who said it, and what supports it.
7.
Article summary:
Speculation has a real place in science and in your worldview, but speculative ideas are not established truths. They are starting points, possibilities, or failed guesses that must eventually be supported, revised, or discarded.
8.
From History: circa 5,260 BCE
About 7,260 Years Ago someone created the Dispilio Tablet. Discovered in 1993 in the Neolithic Settlement of Dispilio in Greece. It is an ancient wooden tablet, etched with intricate symbols, yet to be deciphered,
9.
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.
10.
From History: 1946
Collingwood helped show that history is not just collecting facts. It is the disciplined reconstruction of past human thought and action from surviving evidence.
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