Criticism

An argument for why a given Idea is problematic.

Arguments are theory-laden and conjectural — Criticism itself is a creative product. Every criticism is a Conjecture about a flaw, and is itself open to further criticism. This recursive openness is what makes Knowledge growth possible.

Connections

• •Paired with Conjecture — together they form the cycle of Critical Rationalism
• •Produces Corroboration (when theories survive) or falsification (when they don't)
• •Itself a product of Creativity
• •Suppressed by anti-rational memes and Coercion
• •Institutionalized in traditions of criticism
• •Drives Error Correction and Progress
• •Central to evaluating explanations — are they Hard to Vary?
• •Essential for Morality, Aesthetics, and all domains of knowledge