Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 07 – 23 The terms empirical, empiricism, and their derivatives have acquired multiple meanings throughout the history of philosophy and science. Although these meanings are historically related, they are not identical. Consequently, the mere assertion that a claim is “empirical” does not, by itself, specify either the method byContinue reading “Excursus 119 – On the Many Meanings of “Empirical””
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Excursus 032 – Theoretical Splendour and Empirical Responsibility
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 06 – 30 Bacon’s use of the remark that the Greeks were “always children” was directed against philosophies that excelled in eloquence, subtlety, and conceptual brilliance, yet failed to yield productive knowledge. His criticism was not aimed at theory as such, nor at intellectual refinement, but at the separationContinue reading “Excursus 032 – Theoretical Splendour and Empirical Responsibility”