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 117 – On Dialectic as Method and as Ontology
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 07 – 23 Dialectic has not always meant the same thing. In its classical Greek form, particularly in the Socratic and Platonic traditions, dialectic was primarily an epistemological method. Through questioning, comparison, and the examination of opposing viewpoints, it served to clarify concepts, expose hidden assumptions, and test theContinue reading “Excursus 117 – On Dialectic as Method and as Ontology”
