Examining assumptions and limitations.
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It has become a ritual of buying a used car, an icon of authority. You go to the dealers, scan ads in the paper, and pore over web sites to check out what’s available. After hours or days of searching, you find that special new-to-you vehicle that you want. You kick the tires, drive the…
What’s the difference? We all know what zero is. It’s a number, and yet it’s not a number. If we are counting, it means “none” of something. Zero is one less than one. Zero is the amount we want to owe on our taxes on April 15. Zero is the balance we want to see…
Part 2: The research of purpose. It is a curious thing that we must first examine the purpose of research in order to better understand the research of purpose. This is because I will present evidence over the course of these writings that our current research methods are not designed to research human concepts such…