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.
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