We trust science, law, and society for their apparent rigour — but beneath the surface lie hidden assumptions and convenient fictions mistaken for certainty. This essay explores how social apriories shape our systems of knowledge, from physics and medicine to the courtroom, revealing that what feels like stone is often only scaffolding. The task is not to discard these illusions, but to see through them with humility and discernment.
How many trees make a forest? This essay explores the blurred lines between subjectivity and objectivity, the relativity of perception, and the thresholds created by language. From forests to fairness, poverty to truth, we uncover how meaning emerges not in absolutes, but in the gradients and relationships that shape our shared reality.
In an age of accelerating complexity and digital noise, reason can feel both urgent and elusive. We live in a world that talks constantly—yet thinks rarely. A world obsessed with being right, but unsure what right even means. The old maps of logic are still valuable, but they were drawn in a simpler time. Today,
In a world where facts are debated, belief systems clash, and identities multiply, the question of truth is no longer a philosophical luxury—it’s a daily necessity. We often speak of truth as if it’s a singular thing: something out there waiting to be discovered, like a hidden treasure buried beneath the noise. But truth is
In an age of rapid change, growing complexity, and endless noise, we often take for granted the very faculty that allows us to navigate it all: reason. But what is reason, really? How does it function in our daily lives? And most importantly, how can we cultivate a form of reasoning that leads not just
