Since II.9.4 first
discusses general truths in terms of metaphysical propositions, and II.9.5 - 6 induction, we infer that this chapter was the next in order of composition and that later Whitehead rearranged them in the present order.
Not exact matches
He offers a set of
general rationalistic principles (of which I
discussed only a few), which, if carefully applied, will lead us, as he believes, to
truth.
I was asked by Andrew Revkin, based on this paper, to
discuss the likely impact for An Inconvenient
Truth on wider audiences and also the possible effects on public opinion from the type of elite debate (especially online) that was escalating over the columns by Will at the Washington Post, a debate consistent with more
general patterns of polarizing and reinforcing elite driven controversy that I had addressed in the paper.
Those who are not afraid (or have ulterior motives) to
discuss commissions, representation facts, differentiation of services, etc. would quickly have the ability to communicate historical
truths, that those who currently profit by hiding those
truths, to the
general public, thus raising the publics image of our PROFESSION.