Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 07 – 20 Change often referred to as movement in philosophical literature, is one of the most fundamental features of both nature and thought. Yet philosophers have often emphasized different manifestations of change and, in some cases, treated one particular manifestation as though it exhausted the phenomenon itself. TheContinue reading “Excursus 095 – On Manifestations of Change”
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Excursus 035 – On the Balance Between Coherence and Variation
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 06 – 30 In evolutionary genetics, the capacity of populations to adapt (their evolvability) is generally thought to depend on maintaining sufficient genetic variation. Too little variation may lead to rigidity and reduced adaptability, whereas excessive divergence may eventually weaken the coherence of the population and contribute to subdivisionContinue reading “Excursus 035 – On the Balance Between Coherence and Variation”
Excursus 028 – On Individual Variations
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 06 – 30 Bacon, like many early modern thinkers, treated the human intellect as though its fundamental tendencies were largely uniform across individuals. He gave little attention to variation among persons or cultures, nor did he consider that cognitive dispositions might differ as a consequence of genetic differences, education,Continue reading “Excursus 028 – On Individual Variations”
Excursus 027 – On Teleology
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 06 – 30 In Aristotle’s philosophy, the final cause (causa finalis) referred to the end, purpose, or goal for which a thing existed. Together with the material, formal, and efficient causes, it formed one of the four fundamental modes of explanation in Aristotelian natural philosophy. Francis Bacon rejected theContinue reading “Excursus 027 – On Teleology”
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