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Twelve Principles of Knowledge

George Dunseth outlines basic principles for knowing whether or not ideas are true.

As I began to think and exchange ideas I soon realised that it is important to be reasonable and rational. But I then felt a powerful need to understand what that means. And so I began making a lifelong, constantly revised, simple list of how all of us support our truth claims.

What counts as evidence for truth in rational argument? I have attempted to be simple, clear and exhaustive. These principles can be printed on a piece of paper and posted proudly on your refrigerator.

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