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Philosophy of Fiction
Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
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The Idea of Ideas
Idea of Ideas
New Look
When encountering new information, first ask: is it empirical, rational, or irrational? Then think about how much you believe it.
Philosophy of Fiction
Story
“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.
Philosophy of Fiction
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Speculative Ideas in Science: Rip-Bang, Bigfoot, and Beyond
Idea Theory Framework
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.
Philosophy of Fiction
Article
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.
Philosophy of Fiction
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