Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 08 – 06 The history of science and philosophy is commonly narrated through a relatively small number of extraordinary individuals. Newton, Darwin, Maxwell, and Einstein became associated with transformations of entire areas of science; Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud exercised influence extending far beyond the subjects in which their ideasContinue reading “Excursus 129 – On the End of the Age of the Intellectual Giant”
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Excursus 128 – On Definitions and Their Instances
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 08 – 06 Philosophical inquiry necessarily depends upon definitions. New concepts are introduced, familiar concepts are refined, and distinctions are drawn between phenomena that ordinary language may treat as equivalent. Yet even a carefully formulated definition may leave the reader uncertain about what the author actually intends it toContinue reading “Excursus 128 – On Definitions and Their Instances”
Excursus 085 – On Disciplinary Isolation
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 07 – 19 The expansion of human knowledge has made scientific specialization unavoidable. No individual can master the methods, literature, and technical developments of every discipline. As knowledge accumulates, researchers necessarily devote increasing attention to narrower fields of inquiry, thereby advancing the depth and precision of specialized research. Specialization,Continue reading “Excursus 085 – On Disciplinary Isolation”
Excursus 020 – On Communication across Paradigms
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 06 – 30 The phenomenon of conceptual scaffolding may be clarified by analogy with coordinate transformations in linear algebra. When moving from one coordinate system to another, a point or vector is represented differently according to the basis in use. To understand the new representation, one must initially mapContinue reading “Excursus 020 – On Communication across Paradigms”
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