Uploaded January 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Provisionality is the capacity to change our beliefs when we have new experiences, a capacity that we all crucially need to adapt to new conditions. Many people (e.g. scientists) tend to praise provisionality in theory: but what does it involve, and how can we cultivate it? This video, the third in the Middle Way Philosophy series by Robert M Ellis, presents the meaning of provisionality in practical terms.
Provisionality is the capacity to change our beliefs when we have new experiences, a capacity that we all crucially need to adapt to new conditions. Many people (e.g. scientists) tend to praise provisionality in theory: but what does it involve, and how can we cultivate it? This video, the third in the Middle Way Philosophy series by Robert M Ellis, presents the meaning of provisionality in practical terms.
