The Only Absolute Truth Is That There

Those Who Violate The Rules Of A Language Do Not Enter New Territory; They Leave The Domain Of Meaningful Discourse. Even Facts In These Circumstances Dissolve, Because They Are Shaped By The Language And Subjected To Its Limitations.

My Intention Is Not To Replace One Set Of General Rules By Another Such Set: My Intention Is, Rather, To Convince The Reader That All Methodologies, Even The Most Obvious Ones, Have Their Limits.

Yes, The Academic World Is Screwed Up, And There Is Nothing You Can Do About It. But Don't Worry About That. Just Do What You Want. If You Know What You Want To Do And Advocate For It, No One Will Put Any Energy Into Stopping You.

Unanimity Of Opinion May Be Fitting For A Church, For The Frightened Or Greedy Victims Of Some (ancient, Or Modern) Myth, Or For The Weak And Willing Followers Of Some Tyrant. Variety Of Opinion Is Necessary For Objective Knowledge. And A Method That Encourages Variety Is Also The Only Method That Is Comparable With A Humanitarian Outlook.

It Is Often Assumed That Science Starts From Facts And Eschews Counter-factual Theories. Nothing Could Be Further From The Truth. What Is One Of The Basic Assumptions Of The Scientific World-view? That The Variety Of Events That Surrounds Us Is Held Together By A Deeper Unity.