Episode 131: Knowledge as a Concept
From The Theory of Anything by Bruce Nielson and Peter Johansen
January 27, 2026 · 24 min · Season 1 · Episode 131
About this episode
Bruce explores the concept of knowledge as a concept rather than a theory, challenging critical rationalist dogmas.
In our shortest episode ever, Bruce continues his exploration of the concept of concepts by looking at "knowledge" as a concept rather than a theory. And of course along the the way he pushes back again several critical rationalist dogmas. Support us on Patreon
People in this episode
Hosts: Bruce Nielson, Peter Johansen
Topics covered
- knowledge
- concepts
- critical rationalism
- philosophy
- theory
Keywords
- knowledge
- concepts
- critical rationalism
- philosophy
- theory
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: knowledge
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