The Architecture of Reason
Move beyond the popular schools of life-philosophy into the rigorous world of analytic metaphysics, social epistemology, and the deep structures of language and logic.
Like Duolingo, but for The Architecture of Reason. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
21 levels across 3 sections, about 42 minutes end to end, roughly 8 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Boundaries of Knowledge, Metaphysics and the Self, and Language and Value.
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Key ideas in The Architecture of Reason
- Disconnected justification and truth-maker
- Defining a lemma
- Non-accidental connection
- Failure of No False Lemmas
- Double-luck scenarios
- Externalist critiques
- Identifying why a justified true belief fails to be knowledge in a Gettier case
- The efficacy of the No False Lemmas condition in preventing epistemic luck
- Reliabilism shifts the focus from internal justification to the external 'track record' of the process
- Knowledge requires a direct or indirect causal chain from the fact to the perceiver
- A process is reliable if it produces a high ratio of true to false beliefs over time
- Reliabilism bypasses the need for the subject to 'know' that their process is reliable
- The actual fact (the real vase) did not cause the belief (which was caused by the hologram)
- Causal theories struggle with knowledge of abstract truths like mathematics
- Distinguishing between reliable and unreliable cognitive processes in Reliabilism
- Applying the causal theory to distinguish knowledge from coincidence
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In the context of epistemic reasoning, what is the best definition of a 'lemma'?
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How to learn The Architecture of Reason, step by step
Go in order. 21 short levels across 3 sections, about 42 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
The Boundaries of Knowledge
- Beyond Justified True Belief
- Social Epistemology and Testimony
- 2
Metaphysics and the Self
- The Persistence of Identity
- Modal Logic and Possible Worlds
- 3
Language and Value
- Meta-Ethics and Moral Status
- The Limits of Virtue and Luck
- Meaning, Reference, and Reality
3 sections · 7 units · 21 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about The Architecture of Reason
How do I learn The Architecture of Reason?
Go in order: start with The Boundaries of Knowledge, then Metaphysics and the Self, then Language and Value. On Tomo that's 21 short levels, about 42 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for The Architecture of Reason?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. The Architecture of Reason is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is The Architecture of Reason free?
Yes. The Architecture of Reason is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.
How long does it take to learn The Architecture of Reason?
21 levels across 3 sections, about 42 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start The Architecture of Reason?
No. It's pitched at an advanced level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.
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