fact
Let an agent explain the concept of a fact, relay its senses, the fact-opinion and fact-value distinctions and debates from philosophy and epistemology sources with positions attributed, describe the named senses and flag the loosely filed ones, and distinguish a fact from an opinion, a theory, a belief and fiction.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the concept of a fact, relay its senses, the fact-opinion and fact-value distinctions and debates from philosophy and epistemology sources with positions attributed, describe the named senses and flag the loosely filed ones, and distinguish a fact from an opinion, a theory, a belief and fiction.
A fact is a piece of information whose truth can be verified, something known to have occurred or to be the case, contrasted with opinion, belief or fiction, with senses the registry aliases name such as a legal fact, established in law, a historical fact, and a brute fact, one with no further explanation in philosophy; the aliases also list military draft and historical settlement, which appear to be unrelated senses of the word and are loosely filed. Facts are central to knowledge, evidence and reasoning, and the status of facts, their relation to theory and claims of alternative facts are discussed in philosophy and public debate, with positions attributed.
What it is for: Naming verifiable information.
It can be explain the concept and senses; relay the fact-opinion distinction; describe named senses and flag loosely filed ones; present debates with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Verifiable
Contrasted with opinion
Several domain senses
Central to knowledge
What it looks like
Not a physical object; verifiable information.
Physical character
registry parent: data note
brute fact: has no further explanation note - philosophy
registry parent: data note
How it is recognised
A verifiable piece of information
Legal fact, historical fact, brute fact, military draft, historical settlement
An opinion is a judgment; a theory explains facts; a belief may be unverified; fiction is invented
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
empirical facts
legal facts
historical facts
brute facts
Standards and regulation
Not applicable
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing facts, opinions and theories
Loosely filed unrelated senses
Claims of alternative facts
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.fact-cognition
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a fact is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a fact, and how does it differ from an opinion, a theory, a belief and fiction? definition
- Is the question about the general concept or a domain sense such as legal or historical fact? boundary
Senses
Named senses.
Senses
Senses.
- What are legal, historical and brute facts, and why are military draft and historical settlement different senses? definition
- Which entry fits the specific sense? action
Epistemology Epistemology.
Attribution.
Verification
Verifiability.
Verification
Verification.
- How are facts verified against evidence? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Fact-value
Fact and value.
Fact-value
Fact-value.
- How do philosophers distinguish facts from values, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Domains Domain senses.
Regulation.
Legal
Legal facts.
Legal
Legal.
- What is a legal fact, and how is it established? provenance
- Which entry fits question of fact? action
Historical
Historical facts.
Historical
Historical.
- How do historians treat historical facts, with views attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Public debate.
Attribution.
Fact-checking
Fact-checking.
Fact-checking
Fact-checking.
- How does fact-checking assess claims? provenance
- Which entry fits fact-checking? action
Alternative facts
Alternative facts.
Alternative facts
Alternative facts.
- How do commentators discuss claims of alternative facts, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- The registry aliases military draft and historical settlement should be reviewed as unrelated senses
- Should the fact-value distinction be linked?
- How should fact-checking be documented?