Essays

Essays on how convictions arise, stabilize, and change.

Five essays establishing the conceptual framework of conviction formation theory.

On Conviction Formation Part I - Foundations (March 2025)
How convictions form, why truth is the wrong frame, and what replaces it.
On Conviction Formation Part II - The Collapse Of Truth (March 2025)
An incomplete philosophical genealogy of the collapse of truth.
On Conviction Formation Part III - Practice And Orientation (March 2025)
How to live, judge, and act without absolute truth.
Opinion And Strategy (December 2025)
Opinions are just one pole in the wider landscape of thinking. Adding strategy can avoid some traps.
Questions And Stories (March 2026)
How questioning can reveal structures of reasoning. A summary reflection on conviction formation theory.

Explorations of how conviction forms and stabilizes across different contexts and forms.

How Formal Systems Reorganize Belief (March 2026)
An analysis of how different formal systems stabilize conviction. Probably the most accessible entry point to begin with conviction formation theory.
Puzzle Pieces (March 2026 - ongoing)
Aphorisms and fragments on conviction formation theory.
On the Limits of Deliberate Belief: An Illustration (April 2026)
A simple experiment showing that beliefs cannot be chosen directly, but can shift when their conditions change. A quick way to grasp the core idea of conviction formation theory.
Aspects Of Conviction Formation In Ethics, Aesthetics, And Meaning (April 2026)
An exploration of how convictions form in ethics, aesthetics, and meaning, from everyday experience to abstract systems.

Practical tools derived from conviction formation theory.

Questioning - A One-Page Field Guide (March 2026)
A one-page field guide for questioning in practice, related to Questions And Stories.