Toward A Kant's View of FRBs
Li, Di
Immanuel Kant was first and foremost known for his <<The Critique of Pure Reason>> published 1780s. Two centuries later, with explosion in available data (experience), scientists are still much enthralled by pure reasoning, often out of necessity, but sometimes to an unhealthy degree. With the Gamma-Ray-Burst (GRB) field as a reference, I postulate here a general outlook for FRB studies, taking into account the development so far as well as forecasting the immediate future. I further hypothesize here that a unified model of FRB origin is within reach, which will help answer some of the most obvious yet controversial questions, e.g., "Do all FRB repeat?".  The eventual principles of FRBs will likely reflect one of the central thesis from Kant's critique, namely, both synthetic priori and posteriori knowledge are required for true understanding.