About this page
This table summarises each axiom and its live argumentative state across objections and defences collected in apologia_argumentation.csv.
Columns: ID · Axiom · Tree Depth (non-axiom rows with Root == ID) · Status (newest non-axiom row for this root) · Last Update.
Coming later: longer textual guide, diagrams, and notes.
Introduction
Every philosophy has its own axioms, i.e. its fundamental assumptions that it works with. This project - called the "Apologia", meaning "Defence of Beliefs" - aims to illustrate these beliefs as per the philosophy of this website. The axioms are explored and tested in their strengths, weaknesses and evaluated for potency. The idea here is, that axioms get collected, tried and only those that hold true will be kept and integrated into the philosophy. The project began with forty-one such axioms.
Philosophical Method
Each axiom is treated as a live claim. We gather objections and defences, trace reply chains, and let time test the axiom’s resilience.
- State the axiom clearly.
- Object with the strongest counter-reasons.
- Defend with targeted replies (not mere denials).
- Track the thread: who replies to whom, and how well.
- Keep or revise the axiom based on its long-run stability.
The goal isn’t victory but clarity: to keep what endures and retire what fails.
● Defended 0
● Contested 0
● Unknown 0
Total 0
💡 Click on an axiom to open its discussion web of objections and defences.
| ID | Axiom | Tree Depth | Status | Last Update |
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Tip: click an Axiom to open its argument graph.