Truth

Truth may be where we find it, but that does not mean that we will, but if we do, it certainly does not guarantee that anyone will validate what we believe we have found.

If we mean to propose that a Truth may be contained somewhere within the essence of an a posteriori synthetic proposition (Descartes + Kant + Aristotle)….the discernment of an essence (Descartes) may rely upon the a posteriori knowledge of the “truth seeker (Kant), whereas this“knowledge” is the combination of and intellectual organization of sensory and cognitive contributions (Aristotle), then possibly Aquinas said it best: (to paraphrase) “Truth exists wherever it is found”. Which in my view does not mean that anyone can blindly stumble upon, and then recognize Truth after tripping over it, instead, I believe that many things which are readily available to be found, are not, because when they are “found”, the “finder” is not equipped to recognize the “finding” (and this is where we need our full team of philosophical explorers: Descartes + Kant + Aristotle). If we are satisfied with this logic, we might go on to say that a newly “found” Truth, although presenting itself, may remain undiscovered. Hidden in plain sight I suppose. This may be an argument for Truth seekers to travel in small groups. But I think more practically, I will remain by what I said in an earlier post: that Truth is often highly individualized.