verum factum principle

is a principle which states that truth is verified through creation or invention and not, as per descartes, through observation.

The principle states that truth is verified through creation or invention and not, as per Descartes, through observation: 'The criterion and rule of the true is to have made it. Accordingly, our clear and distinct idea of the mind cannot be a criterion of the mind itself, still less of other truths. For while the mind perceives itself, it does not make itself.'

verum factum principle, n.Definitions

verum factum principle