Equivocality

Despite its abstraction, I think proper epistemology is deeply important to human civilization. No, really. Actually, I think it’s vital. As societies become more complex and democratic, the people within them need to be better educated to make good decisions. For example, science education is critical if the citizenry is going to be asked to vote on global warming. Epistemology takes this one level further, because not only must the citizens be capable of understanding global warming, they must be capable of understanding what does and does NOT constitute a valid argument as they tune into the debates.

So I want to write a book about epistemology, and I want it to be beautiful, because it really is beautiful.

Thank you for your submissions. Thank you for amusing and educating me. Thank you for teaching me so many things about writing. So often I shake my head and say, “damn, this person is good. I couldn’t write like that.” More often I shake my head and wonder, “do I really have to finish reading this?” But that’s valuable too, because it teaches me what doesn’t work. (Hint: if you write twenty pages about your family, make sure it’s really about my family too.)