summary that visualises each approach’s alignment with objective truth (vertical axis) and its susceptibility to subjective influence (horizontal axis). www.reasonmakesense.com Twitter: @ReasonPraxis
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Manifestation of Truth Across Interpretive Approaches

ByReason Praxis | Make Sense

This essay explores how different interpretive frameworks influence our access to truth across disciplines. It argues that truth is not simply discovered but shaped—sometimes distorted—by the method of interpretation applied. Using examples from law, science, scripture, and ordinary language, it contrasts literalism with hermeneutics and maps eleven frameworks ranging from exegesis to dialogical reasoning….

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Are Facts Possible Without Context?

ByReason Praxis | Make Sense

Can facts exist independently of context? While facts are often seen as objective truths, closer examination reveals that they rely on underlying systems of meaning. This article explores a logical progression of ideas, leading to the conclusion that no fact exists without context. It also clarifies that recognising context-dependence does not imply relativism and that reality itself exists independently of beliefs, perceptions, or democratic processes. It is crucial to make sense of contextless…