TOC : Theory of Everything
Looking inside the blueprint for science, civilization and human potential
Table of Content
Section 1: Setting the Stage – Why Deutsch Matters Now
(Context)
David Deutsch and the Blueprint for Progress
Who is David Deutsch, and why is he more than a physicist
Why his two books offer a mental framework for civilization-building
Context: complexity, AI, morality crisis, collapse of shared meaning — why we need new tools
The Big Questions Both Books Answer
What is reality?
What is knowledge?
Can we achieve infinite progress?
How should we build societies that foster it?
Section 2: The Foundations — Four Strands of Reality
(Core ideas)
Quantum Theory – Reality Is a Multiverse
Epistemology – Knowledge Grows Through Conjecture and Criticism
Computation – The Universe Computes Itself
Evolution – Biological and Cultural Knowledge Are Both Evolutionary
→ Visual: “Web of Reality” — diagram connecting all four strands
Section 3: The Engine of Progress — The Architecture of Open-Ended Progress
Good Explanations Drive Knowledge Forward
What makes an explanation "good" vs bad
Why this matters more than prediction or authority
Problems Are Soluble — That Changes Everything
Optimism as a consequence of epistemology
No limits in principle, only limits of current knowledge
The Beginning of Infinity — The Idea of Open-Ended Progress
Civilization as an error-correcting knowledge engine
The moral and practical implications of infinite improvability
Section 4: The Operating System — Applying Deutsch’s Blueprint
Mental Maps, Frameworks, and Flywheels
Mental Map = how we see the world (schemas/worldview)
Framework = how we act and make decisions
Flywheel = how small steps compound toward progress
The Deutschian Mindset for Life and Systems
Fallibilism, optimism, creativity, anti-authoritarianism
How individuals and institutions can adopt this operating system
Open Societies, Moral Knowledge, and Civilizational Design
Societies as knowledge creators
Openness, free speech, and criticism as scalable infrastructure
Institutions as knowledge-enhancing systems
Section 5: The Horizon — Building the Future
From Theories to Builders
A call to creators, thinkers, and leaders
Why Deutsch’s ideas are a beginning, not a conclusion
What Deutsch Leaves Open
Consciousness and suffering
Social coordination and scale
Complexity, emergence, systems integration
Conclusion: The Theory of Everything Begins With You
Reclaiming responsibility for progress
Moving from passive knowledge to active transformation
Civilization as a project we build by improving our explanations