I had a friend who was an award-winning sculptor with a number of notable commissions. Also notably, he often made the earnest declaration: "I sense purpose!" For him this purpose was existential and was not of his own making though he never could say of whose making it was. This sensing of purpose was defining … Continue reading Second Principle- There Is No Existential Purpose
The pragmatists understood truth to be what it is good for us to believe. Truths are beliefs confirmed or denied by further experience. Thus, a truth can be found ultimately to be false. Intersubjective agreement is the appropriate objective of scientific inquiry. Scientist, mathematician, and philosopher, Charles Sanders Pierce, suggested that concepts of knowledge, truth, and … Continue reading First Principle- Part 2
The perennial first principle, that we make our world from stories, applies to all domains of our life. I want to explore this first principle as it applies to both science and everyday life. Both deal with issues of truth and knowledge but we encounter them somewhat differently in science than we do in everyday … Continue reading First Principle- Part 1
The Principles of Being 