Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 07 – 16 Every influential theory undergoes reinterpretation and revision. Later generations refine its concepts, introduce new terminology, extend its applications, solve new problems, modify empirical claims, and sometimes abandon assumptions accepted by its original proponents. The question therefore arises: At what point does a revised theory become aContinue reading “Excursus 150 — What Makes a Theory the Theory That It Is?”
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Excursus 149 — On Explanatory Architecture and the Boundaries of Immanence
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 10 – 13 Whether something can properly be called dialectical depends first on what “dialectic” is intended to mean. The historical continuity of the word does not establish continuity of its function or criteria. As discussed in Excursus 087 and Excursus 117, dialectic has served epistemological, soteriological, and ontologicalContinue reading “Excursus 149 — On Explanatory Architecture and the Boundaries of Immanence”
Excursus 053 – On the Identity of Scientific and Philosophical Theories
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 07 – 18 Scientific and philosophical theories naturally evolve. Their concepts are refined, empirical claims revised, and new problems incorporated. The resulting continuity raises an important methodological question: at what point does a revised theory become a different theory? The identity of a theory cannot be reduced to itsContinue reading “Excursus 053 – On the Identity of Scientific and Philosophical Theories”
