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 130 – On Eponymous Schools of Thought
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 08 – 06 The names given to schools of thought are not always intellectually innocent. A name may begin as a convenient historical label and gradually influence how a theory is defined, interpreted, and defended. The problem is particularly acute when a theory or intellectual tradition is named afterContinue reading “Excursus 130 – On Eponymous Schools of Thought”
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”
