The Three Questions

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Maryann Spikes

The Three Fundamental/Essential Questions

  1. IS: Why is there being/something (what/identity) rather than nothing? (material cause) ontology/BE… deductive understanding.
  2. OUGHT: Why is there motion/change/variation (how/action)? (efficient/moving cause) epistemology/DO… inductive practical reason.
  3. VALUE: Why do we ask why (quality/telos)? (formal/final cause) axiology/END… abductive judgment.

Would it alarm you that the answer is triadic?

whispers: answer precedes question

whispers back: and when the student is ready, the answer emerges

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