The Diagnostic Self-Reference Proof
The Diagnostic Self-Reference Proof I want to share something important about the structure of truth and why my Temporal-Topological framework necessarily involves self-reference. This isn’t a bug—it’s a feature. It’s how any adequate theory of truth must work if it’s going to avoid claiming totalizing wholeness. Theorem: The Part/Whole Diagnostic for Theories of Truth Any theory of truth that is truly adequate must exhibit what I call diagnostic self-reference. This keeps it honest, preventing it from claiming wholeness it can’t sustain. Why This Matters Here’s the fundamental dilemma I want you to see: Imagine a theory about truth that’s trying to be all-knowing. It wants to make a big universal statement , like “This is how truth always works, everywhere, no exceptions.” That’s what I mean by it trying to be “outside the truth-conditions.” It’s basically saying, I don’t need a context—I’m above it all. Why would it do that? Because it wants to sound complete, ultimate, and...