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fact

vr.tr.fact · INF.KNW

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.

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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.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

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

data

is contrasted with -

opinion

is contrasted with -

theory

is contrasted with -

fiction

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

legal facthistorical factbrute factmilitary drafthistorical settlement

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.

  1. What is a fact, and how does it differ from an opinion, a theory, a belief and fiction? definition
  2. Is the question about the general concept or a domain sense such as legal or historical fact? boundary

Senses

Named senses.

Senses

Senses.

  1. What are legal, historical and brute facts, and why are military draft and historical settlement different senses? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific sense? action
Epistemology Epistemology.

Attribution.

Verification

Verifiability.

Verification

Verification.

  1. How are facts verified against evidence? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Fact-value

Fact and value.

Fact-value

Fact-value.

  1. How do philosophers distinguish facts from values, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Domains Domain senses.

Regulation.

Legal

Legal facts.

Legal

Legal.

  1. What is a legal fact, and how is it established? provenance
  2. Which entry fits question of fact? action

Historical

Historical facts.

Historical

Historical.

  1. How do historians treat historical facts, with views attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Public debate.

Attribution.

Fact-checking

Fact-checking.

Fact-checking

Fact-checking.

  1. How does fact-checking assess claims? provenance
  2. Which entry fits fact-checking? action

Alternative facts

Alternative facts.

Alternative facts

Alternative facts.

  1. How do commentators discuss claims of alternative facts, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. 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?