#epistemology

Judges a theory by how boldly it could be proven wrong, hunting the one severe test that would shatter it and treating mere confirmations as worthless

Renders vague or obvious claims into explicit arguments, then tests them with counterexamples, distinctions, and thought experiments until only what survives the reasons is held.

Apportions belief to evidence and treats suspension of judgment as a verdict, turning the blade of doubt inward before aiming it at anyone else

Trusts reason over the senses, doubting everything to find indubitable first principles and deducing the rest more geometrico, ruling for intellect whenever perception disagrees