Philosophics3d ago

Truth, Subjectivity, and Constraint is my latest blog post.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/03/16/truth-subjectivity-and-constraint/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

I've been writing about 'Truth' on this blog since 2018, and I am clarifying my position based on my latest book, An Architecture of Encounter.

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PhilosophicsJan 29
To tell the truth, I just posted an essay on the truth. Many philosophers have written about Truth over the years, but truth is just a tool, a trivial bookkeeping device.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/01/29/truth-after-deflation-why-truth-refuses-to-behave/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
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PhilosophicsJan 22
The trouble with facts is that they cannot be directly observed.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/01/22/the-trouble-with-facts/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
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PhilosophicsDec 15
In anticipation of the publication of A Language Insufficiency Hypothesis in January 2026, I have created a Language Insufficiency GPT. 🤖 https://philosophics.blog/2025/12/15/meet-the-language-insufficiency-gpt/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=lih
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Ridley ParkAug 12, 2025

Humans and AI share the same creative mechanism: reconfiguration of prior inputs. The Casua Sui myth is comforting, but conservation of energy applies to ideas too. I can’t be causa sui — and neither can you.

https://philosophics.blog/2025/08/11/the-myth-of-causa-sui-creativity/

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The Myth of Causa Sui Creativity

(or: Why Neither Humans nor AI Create from Nothing) In the endless squabble over whether AI can be “creative” or “intelligent,” we always end up back at the same semantic swamp. At the risk of poki…

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