If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will get neither comfort nor truth but only soft soap and wishful […]
For truth’s sake
If I can do no more, let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth’s sake, and so earn some right to […]
What pro wrestling can teach us about the quest for truth
Fans love it when backstage reality seeps into the show. But if there’s too much about backstage machinations, they switch off Plato’s Allegory of the Cave paints a vivid picture of […]
The adversarial culture in philosophy does not serve the truth
we clearly risk our reputation much more when proposing an idea rather than criticising it. This systematically disadvantages proponents of (new) ideas. every argument is vulnerable to potential criticism. If […]
Speaking truth to power – there’s no such thing as neutral
There is no such thing as neutral. There is no position, no placeholder, that doesn’t carry with it some subjectivity based on our experiences in the world. “We must take […]