Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 09 – 13 The decline of theological and metaphysical explanations does not necessarily eliminate the explanatory position once occupied by the Absolute. The occupant of that position may change while something of its structural function remains. God once provided an ultimate ground from which the order of the worldContinue reading “Excursus 146 — On the Secularization of the Absolute: From God to Society”
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Excursus 090 – On Simplicus and Compositum
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 07 – 19 The distinction between simplicus and compositum, originally introduced to characterize different kinds of theoretical models, may be generalized into a broader methodological principle applicable to scientific inquiry. A simplicus object is one whose behavior can be adequately understood at a single level of organization. Its explanationContinue reading “Excursus 090 – On Simplicus and Compositum”
