Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2011-07-14]: A toad was photographed after 90 years it was thought to be extinct [source: BBC News]. The only thing that existed to prove that this toad actually Was, was a sketch. What is a “proof” after all? What proof do we need to believe something? Are proof something beyond time or do they simply reflect a specific moment in time? If one person and a sketch was all it took to believe the existence of a new species, from which point onward did we start thinking that this species was extinct? Subjectivity, subjectivity, subjectivity…(c) Philosophy WIRES - Commenting world news from philosophy's perspective...
