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 140 – On Mumbles and Structural Arguments
Hossein Jorjani First publication: 2026 – 09 – 12 A thinker’s writings are not a collection of statements carrying equal weight. Philosophers, scientists, and other authors make passing observations, offer examples, speculate, respond to objections, and develop arguments. These activities should not be confused. An idea’s presence in a text does not, by itself, establishContinue reading “Excursus 140 – On Mumbles and Structural Arguments”
