Category Archives: Epistemology

The Bearing of Philosophy on Theorizing about Language – March 1985

Epistemological considerations relevant to linguistics:1) Can a theory of language be built without allowing introspection?2) Is the real test of a theory of language peer acceptance or pragmatic power? (Science or technology?)3) Is there an intellectual test for truth? (There … Continue reading →

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Bondage

Human bondage: The condition wherein a given human being lacks the ability to choose and/or to act relative to a certain opportunity, as seen by an omniscient observer or as approximated by human understanding Bondage is the complement of agency. … Continue reading →

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The Point is to Know What You Know

By Chauncey C. Riddle This People – Summer 1998, p 11-24 It is good to know. But it is better to know that you know. WE HUMANS DELIGHT IN KNOWING. We love to look, see, hear, understand and imagine. But … Continue reading →

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The Book of Mormon Mind vs the Humanist Mind

We understand by comparison: The Book of Mormon mind will be compared with the mind of contemporary Humanism (which is not of one mind). Continue reading →

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