Tag: Theoretical

Simmel and Extra-Theoretical Interests in History

Some sociologists see their discipline very broadly, essentially as the study of everything human, and Simmel definitely had very broad interests. It is easy to see the how this big picture conception of human institutions inevitably would touch on philosophy of history. Simmel published the first e...

The Mystical Mathematics and Geometry of the Octahedron in the Structure of Reality ??? Introduction

Geometric and Topological Insights In mathematics, the study of polyhedra like the octahedron and their higher-dimensional analogues (the cross-polytope, such as the 4-dimensional 24-cell) provides essential insights into topology and geometry. These shapes help understand complex spatial rela...