[CG] Re: In the Way of Inquiry

Cf: In the Way of Inquiry • Formal Apology https://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2023/01/12/in-the-way-of-inquiry-formal-apol… Part 3 ====== Interpretive Frameworks Iterations of the recombinatorial process generate alternative hierarchies of categories for controlling the explosion of parts in the domain under inquiry. If by some piece of luck an alternative framework is uniquely suited to the natural ontology of the domain in question, it becomes advisable to reorganize the inquiry along the lines of the new topic headings. But a complex domain seldom falls out that neatly. The new interpretive framework will not preserve all the information in the object domain but typically capture only another aspect of it. To take the maximal advantage of all the different frameworks that might be devised it is best to quit depending on any one of them exclusively. Thus, a rigid reliance on a single hierarchy to define the ontology of a given domain passes over into a flexible application of interpretive frameworks to make contact with particular aspects of one’s object domain. Regards, Jon (https://mathstodon.xyz/@Inquiry)