"名不正，則言不順" Translation: If names be not correct, language is not in accord with the truth of things. Paraphrased: The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name. Confucius, Analects, 5th millennium BC, Chapter 13 The university does not work as it does not mean its name. Uni-, -versity refers to a single … Continue reading The Failure of the University
Searching for an Axiom after Gödel
"Gödel showed that mathematical truth is more than just the output of a formal mechanical system. This suggests that mathematical insight cannot be reduced to a set of rules and that creativity plays a role in mathematics." Roger Chaitin, The Unknowable (2000) The pursuit of philosophy was the development of certain knowledge. From its origin, … Continue reading Searching for an Axiom after Gödel
Veracity as Virtue 