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Philosophy of Fiction
Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
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Philosophy of Fiction: Timeless ideas at the intersections of science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history.
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Five key ideas and takeaways.
1. We start with a story.
From History: .
Subject: 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.
After you categorize an idea as empirically true, rationally true, or currently false, you can then start to calibrate your belief in it. Even ideas in the irrational category may deserve some degree of belief, depending on the evidence, context, and the limits of what is currently known.
That Philosophy of Fiction Story,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
2.
From History: .
Subject: Philosophy of History.
- E. H. Carr.
- 1961.
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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.
Carr supports the heart of empirical narrative realism: evidence anchors history, but reason shapes the retelling. The facts keep the historian grounded in reality; the historian gives those facts sequence, context, and meaning. Always ask how much confidence each reconstruction deserves.
That Philosophy of Fiction Quote,
was first published on TST 3 weeks ago.
3.
Subject: Fiction.
- No!.
- That's why no one can accurately imagine a 5th dimension. .
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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.
Your imagination feels boundless because reality is rich, not because it is absent. Every myth, fantasy, and sci-fi universe you’ve explored was stitched from threads already present in the material world. Our creativity does not transcend reality. It reveals reality directly, indirectly, or through imaginary recombination.
That Philosophy of Fiction FAQ,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
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Subject: Idea Theory Framework.
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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.
Speculation exists even in science. What we observe are empirical ideas, and our good ideas about empirical things are rational ideas. Both are treated as true until disproven, but neither is the material world itself. Speculative ideas are either new or already disproven, and in a logical setting they remain irrational until evidence or sound reasoning moves them into a stronger category.
That Philosophy of Fiction Article,
was first published on TST 2 years ago.
5.
Subject: Idea of Ideas.
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When you encounter an irrational idea, first ask whether it is speculative or disproven.
Irrational ideas are not all the same. Some are disproven, avoid them. Others are speculative, meaning they may still turn out to be true. When you encounter speculation, decide your level of interest, but stay agnostic. Then decide between apathetic agnosticism and explorative agnosticism. Apathetic means you do not care to pursue it. Explorative means you do.
That Philosophy of Fiction Draft Paper,
was first published on TST 2 months ago.
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