#framework theories

[bhb-equanimitimmarcescible]

Homn!versalité & Cognurture

Les sciences cognitives classiques ont typiquement, ne serait-ce qu'implicitement, présupposé que le sujet propre de notre science est un esprit humain unique et universel. En même temps, une hypothèse newtonienne d'universalité est difficile à concilier avec le rôle central de la culture dans l'organisation des sociétés et des esprits humains.

Résumé La science cognitive est une étude des universels humains. Cette hypothèse, que nous appellerons le principe newtonien (PN), imprègne explicitement ou implicitement la théorie, les méthodes et la prose de la plupart des recherches cognitives. Et ce, malgré au moins un demi-siècle de critiques soutenues de la part de chercheurs interculturels et anthropologiques et de contre-exemples…

[lucabyte]

I dunno if you’ve seen what’s in the isat artbook yet but there’s a mention in there of id5’s support of she/her Loop which made me think of that great post you made a while ago on Loop gender!!! Just thought I’d let ya know since that post was absolutely foundational to my personal Loop thoughts lol!

ok goofs aside lol hi. first of all: really funny that more than one of you thought of me for this. my powers. and second of all: okay ill actually give my thoughts.

alright so for the uninitiated (THIS POST) (+bonus link to it with extra additions i like) is what these two anons are talking about. It's about 8k words on my like, puzzled-out hard textual read of what i think is up with Siffrin/Loop's gender.

So, re: the artbook content (READMORE ON ACCOUNT OF ME GETTING LONGWINDED AGAIN)

The relevant passages here are pages 113, 38 and 39 (with a sidebar i want to bring up on 89).

I'm going to crop it down to only what is necessary to get to my point because adrienne doesn't want big chunks or full pages posting, so here's my little collage.

113: The page is primarily about finding ways to disguise Loop's true identity, and that's what most of the visuals on the page are about. The note I've cropped [Loop using she/her...] is on the most siffrin looking of these images, just being them sans cloak, eyepatch and hat.

This, to me, reads like the intent at the time was what eventually evolved into Loop's "Royal We" joke misdirect and their they/them only status. Consideration of, 'would just showing off a character nigh identical to sif but with "opposite" pronouns be enough to throw people off the trail?' that I would imagine evolved into just dropping the he/him, since that's more than enough to do so when you also change their appearence to be more ethereal.

*But* ArtbookCommentary!Adrienne is the one saying "She/her Loop is an incredible idea." owing to some level of affinity toward the concept in retrospect. Lends it some creator-branded 'cool points', which aren't worth *much* in terms of Quality of Textual Evidence, but certainly lends it points against being a *bad* read.

So I read this as like, while on it's own, not much more than conjecture when it comes to supporting the idea of transfemme loop-- I think as another arrow in the overall quiver it strengthens that idea that Siffrin is sticking by their he/hims as a like... side effect of how he was born/raised and sees change as something they can't do. It's less a point in support, and more a point *against* it being wrong. (It's like how in science you try to falsify things in order to prove them, y'know? Evidence *against* it being false is different to evidence *for* it being true, but it's almost better that way, sometimes??) Speaks to the idea that Loop would see those pronouns as a Disguise in some way, which to me, when paired with pages 38-39 and the dress* gives the implication that femininity is an untapped well for them. That it's new, and not something they'd do without a plausibly deniable excuse. Which continues to feed into my readings of Siffrin being amab and uncomfortable with change, even if (especially if) they want it in some way. It kind of has to be forced onto them to allow them to try it, because then it's not their choice, now is it?

*The dress is absolutely in reference to the prologue line, isn't it? it being grafted to their skin unlike the other considerations for clothes shown on the page too, aligns with this idea of Loop's body being informed by their wants/feelings about themselves in some way (distinctly inhuman, no need to eat, no need to smile anymore, yet still blind). But where canon!loop has no gendered traits to hold them down anymore, dress!loop would be more of a giveaway of their desires to at least express *some* femininity. (See: my prior essay for further thoughts on how i think that manifests, and my thoughts on it being a somewhat doylist read of the game's themes that i stand by)

(god buddy. you get deeper into the timeloop and it makes you . forget everything . about fucking everything . but the want that bubbles to the surface harder is this? loop. christ im repeating myself again go read my previously linked essay if you arent these two anons i go into way more detail.)

BUT YEAH. yeah.

I think it's a stretch to say things that aren't literally in game, and are still at most discarded exploration of character really count as Evidence for in-game reads, as they are paratext at best-- But. buttttttt buttttttt they do offer a good insight into the intent with which some things were most likely approached. like i say, it's not evidence /for/ my theory, just evidence /against/ me being on the wrong track. But yes i do feel pretty vindicated that this aligns so well with my amab nb siffrin/transfem loop trutherism. Which makes sense, given that the Whole Point of that read was to try and sleuth out the authorial intent, rather than anything else.

Like, i was following a framework in specific of (posts wikipedia screenshot for 'authorial intent')

as opposed to the equally valid Reader-Response framework (under which death of the author also falls)

which is why in that thing i stress so hard that i'm trying to abstain from my own bias (whether or not i succeed? idk. i do break my own rule for a second when pointing out how hard siffrin's fear of change resembles transfem repression in specific as i relate it to my friends and wider observations). but yeah. it was very nice that the artbook aligned so nicely since pairing my readings against the author's own literal words was always going to be the Ultimate Test™ for an authorial-intent based reading.

... oh ! and the sidebar i said i'd have.

Page 89:

get forcibly changed idiot. fucking themes lol (this was also vindicating as a 'loop stays as a star' truther which is something i tie into my themes of gender/sif not accepting change until its forced upon them. but it's not the mostest relevant to the convo without that context. but whee!)

[drdemonprince]

Doc, you’re a man who has alluded to sorta kinda being divorced. What kept you from joining ISIS? Also when gay men get divorced from other men, do they get radicalized?

divorced straight men go hard right because they have lost the power to control a woman, which society says is how manhood is defined. when i got divorced i went from being a straight woman to being a gay man which was a major societal upgrade soo

[eddiegettingshot]

i will stop complaining now but trulyyyyyy what gets me is that. yes i have my own little fanon things but ultimately the largely-accepted fanon characterization is never as interesting as what’s actually happening on the show in canon. especially with regards to eddie’s sexuality!

[minugasakuranohana]

О похожести Мори и Феди

Визуальной. У бонсов. Обусловленной сюжетной

Бсд!Мори захвачен идеями и погружён в теории не меньше, чем Раскольников. Не важно, насколько хороша идея, если Мори ок, то идея принята.

Бессмертный полк: успел навредит�� психике маленькой девочки, куче солдат, (возможно, потерял свою врачебную лицензию), нашел Йосано вновь спустя 3 года поисков, так и не отказался от этой концепции, ради своей идеи потерял сотрудничество с Фукудзавой, возможно - всё ещё не освободился от мысли о бессмертном отряде в той или иной форме.

Концепция трёх времён Нацумэ: Мори поддерживает её сильнее, чем Фукудзава (единственный проёб — драка во время Каннибализма, когда кошкодеда им обоим по шапке надавал). Несмотря на то, что у большинства его поступков мотивация комплексная, "поддержание данной концепции" являлось одним из мотивов при:

Сотрудничестве мафии и вда в арке Гильдии (skk против Лавкрафта)

Сотрудничестве во время Каннибализма, хотя основной мотив и там и там - выживание своей организации)

Помощи агентству после объявления их террористами. Мори готов рискнуть своими лучшими людьми и собой ради них и поставить свою мафию под угрозу. Он буквально не воспринимает агентство как "силинейших" в данной ситуации, но ставит на кон всё, чтобы помочь. Да, он та ещё сволочь, по личным причинам он спас бы половину агентства, потому что они важны для Мори, а другую половину чисто по принципу "друг моего друга...", но обычно Мори готов забить на всё, что он сам чувствует. Ему нужна разумная и логически обоснованная причина действовать. Здесь такие причины — восстановление равновесия той же идеей Нацумэ и вполне понятное "сегодня они, завтра мы" — лучше начать действовать, пока не слишком поздно.

Идея «Алмаз полирует алмаз», опять от Нацумэ: этот чел (Мори) буквально терпел Дазая и Чую 4 года. 4 года этого двойного пиздеца, Карл. Их вместе даже Коё испугалась вначале. Как надо верить в идею и прочие более насущные цели, чтобы оставить их в мафии вместе) В канонные времена поддерживает новый двойной черный. В комнате Анны он т��, что можно назвать mastermind — руководитель, вдохновитель, который помог придумать хитрожопый план как победить, попутно научив Ацуши какой-то важной фигне (которую в итоге запомнила и применила позже Люси, пнув того же Ацу)) Вообще никак не препятствует планам Дазая по развитию и использованию sskk. Ни в одной арке.

Понимание Мори собственного лидерства тоже замкнутый круг

«— Лидер одновременно и находится на вершине организации, но при этом, и целиком является её рабом, – ответил он. – Нужно быть готовым замарать свои руки, чтобы удерживать организацию на плаву, чтобы заставлять её процветать. Лидер развивает своих подчинённых, помещает их туда, где для них самое подходящее место, и избавляется от них, если это необходимо. Я с радостью совершу самые отвратительные поступки, если они ради блага нашей организации. Вот что означает быть лидером. Я всё это делаю…

Мори обратил свой взгляд к скоплению зданий и улиц за окном.

– Я всё это делаю для организации и для защиты нашего любимого города»

- ранобэ "... 15 ...", эпилог

Возвращаясь к теме с mastermind, ещё один перевод — гл., «to plan every detail of a complicated event or activity and make sure that it happens» (спланировать все детали сложного события или мероприятия и убедиться, что это произойдёт) / «разрабатывать и осуществлять (хитроумный план)». И глагол, и существительное в равной мере подходят Фёдору и Мори. Чем Дазай отличается от них? И Мори, и Дост, кажется, боятся всё оставить на самотёк. Мори редко руководствуется только чувствами и почти не показывает их. У Феди реальные ��увства и эмоции вероятно уже атрофировались 😄 Дазай допускает неопределённость, в некоторой мере. Он может положиться на других гениев, вроде Рампо, и тех же Мори, Нацуме, Чую, вообще на ребят из агентства, потому что они вполне самостоятельные люди.

«Бог любит случайности и нелепые совпадения. Наша с тобой главная слабость. Ты и я, строя изощренные планы, всё же находимся здесь — в тюрьме на краю света. А по-настоящему двигают этот мир те, кто беспорядочно мечутся в самом центре шторма, крича и проливая кровь. И перед силой их духа нам остаётся только трепетать»

Что ещё отличает Дазая от Мори и Доста? Их двоих интересует мироустройство, а Дазая скорее смысл жизни. При этом концепция души ближе Дазаю, а не Мори (помните ту хрень, которую он Фукудзаве сказал во время битвы за Йосано?) 🙄 «Сторона что думает о чем-то вроде Души всегда остается в проигрыше». Где в этой градации Федя, пока остаётся гадать.

Фёдору, живущему в своей вечности, вообще, вероятно, страшно не представлять, что будет дальше. Он не готов оставить всё «на волю Божью», у него нет такого доверия к миру. Он готов просчитывать и продумывать всё. Не факт, что "планирование 1000летней мировой войны и вечного мира" (120.5) - правда, но если да, то ну и псих он, видимо, вообще панически боится увидеть, что будет, если оставить людей в покое. (Вечность = Тревожность)

Мори в силу своей ограниченной продолжительности жизни сосредоточен на временном поддержании равновесия в городе. Его пост — буквально ловушка, он раб своей организации. С первого появления (великая война, ему 26 лет) он говорит о благе своей страны, города, народа... (Ахахахахаха ради общего блага гриндевальд блин)

Дазай: я-то тут, но там снаружи Рампо-сан, так что всё будет ок. Я не парюсь, просто смотрю за тобой и наслаждаюсь халявой.

Дазаю ближе «Мир не нуждается, чтобы его спасали. Он не гибнет. Надо спасать человека, да только некому» (просто цитата) и «Люди живут, чтобы спасти себя», как учил ОдасакуКак-то так. Я устала, нормального вывода не будет. «рассмотрели, проанализировали»

Как-то так. Я устала, нормального вывода не будет. «рассмотрели, проанализировали»

Помните арты аниматоров из серии «Угадай, кто?»

(Это был Мори)

[magpie-trove]

the thing I don’t like about a lot of women’s history is. They seem to have forgotten the women.

[remma-demma]

Do you think Hydaelyn kept track of Azem’s soul as it got reincarnated over the eons, searching for the face she knew from Elpis, growing weary as the centuries and millennia passed? That each time she gave them her blessing she got slowly weaker and weaker, until your Wol was born and she knew her time would soon be over but yours was just beginning.

I just think it’s nice that not only are we her favorite because we’re Azem, but because we’re this particular reincarnation of Azem that she knows and has been looking forward to.

[kaurwreck]

I'm certain now that bsd!Sigma is Yukio Mishima. (Although, that his character design parallels Shibusawa's was reason enough.)

In math, sigma is the symbol Σ, which indicates the summation of numbers. The kanji in Yukio Mishima's (三島 由紀夫) name translates literally to three islands + cause/reason for, chronicle/record, man.

Sigma, who has only three years of memories, chose his reason for existing to be the sky casino, a floating island. He's also lonely, an island unto himself, with only three years of memories. In other words, Sigma is the base sum of his parts.

(Of course, Sigma wasn't born three years ago because, aside from being nonsense, Dazai can touch him, and Dazai hinted at the absurdity when he teased Sigma. Never mind that it doesn't make sense with reality narratively, thus violating the "rules" of the Page, and that Fyodor has performed lobotomies before, with Ivan.)

[chthonic-cassandra]

hello! would you happen to have any recommendations on dissociation theory, or a list that traces its development?

Hi! Unfortunately I'm not sure I have recommendations I can really stand by on this one, especially if I'm understanding correctly that what you're looking for is meta-analysis/intellectual history on the development of frameworks of dissociation over time, rather than texts which simply outline theoretical models of dissociation more generally.

There is some really interesting work to be done in that area, but most of the intellectual and/or sociological histories of trauma and dissociation are written with agendas that I find either simplistic or suspect in various directions. However, you've also caught me at a particular moment when I'm feeling rather cynical about this in a particular way, and if my opinion shifts when my mood does I'll return to this question.

The only real thing that does come to mind, a text with which I definitely do not entirely or even mostly agree but which has rather stayed with me for its oddity is Ruth Leys' Trauma: A Genealogy. Leys' book is a peculiar intellectual history written in many ways in refutation of Cindy Caruth's work. I'm always up for someone criticizing Caruth, though Leys does it on different grounds than I might, but Leys' frameworks have their own issues. She's working with different terms than most people in the field, though, which makes her work curious and striking, and her framing of mimetic vs anti-mimetic understandings of trauma has stayed with me since I read it nine years ago. I remember also coming away from Leys book thinking a lot about how Pierre Janet's importance in the conceptualization of dissociation always gets understated, though, so that may feel relevant to your question.

Sorry that this is a very ornery and unhelpful response! If I misunderstood what you're looking for or if there's something more specific I can help you find I'll certainly do my best.

[omegaphilosophia]

The Philosophy of Natural Language

The philosophy of natural language is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature, origins, and use of language as it is naturally spoken and understood by human beings. It involves the study of how language functions in communication, the relationship between language and thought, the structure and meaning of linguistic expressions, and the role of context in understanding meaning. This field intersects with linguistics, cognitive science, logic, and semiotics, aiming to understand both the abstract properties of language and its practical use in everyday life.

Key Concepts in the Philosophy of Natural Language:

Meaning and Reference:

Semantics: One of the central concerns of the philosophy of natural language is the study of meaning, known as semantics. Philosophers explore how words and sentences convey meaning, how meaning is structured, and how language relates to the world.

Reference: Reference is the relationship between linguistic expressions and the objects or entities they refer to in the world. Philosophers like Saul Kripke and Hilary Putnam have contributed to understanding how names, descriptions, and other expressions refer to things in the world.

Pragmatics:

Context and Meaning: Pragmatics deals with how context influences the interpretation of language. It examines how speakers use language in different contexts and how listeners infer meaning based on context, intentions, and social norms.

Speech Acts: Philosophers such as J.L. Austin and John Searle have explored how utterances can do more than convey information—they can perform actions, such as making promises, giving orders, or asking questions.

Syntax and Grammar:

Structure of Language: Syntax is the study of the rules and principles that govern the structure of sentences in natural languages. Philosophers and linguists investigate how words are combined to form meaningful sentences and how these structures relate to meaning.

Universal Grammar: The concept of universal grammar, proposed by Noam Chomsky, suggests that the ability to acquire language is innate to humans and that there are underlying grammatical principles common to all languages.

Language and Thought:

Linguistic Relativity: The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis suggests that the structure of a language influences how its speakers perceive and think about the world. Philosophers debate the extent to which language shapes thought and whether different languages lead to different cognitive processes.

Conceptual Frameworks: Language is often seen as providing the conceptual framework through which we interpret the world. Philosophers examine how language structures our understanding of reality and whether it limits or expands our cognitive abilities.

Philosophy of Meaning:

Theories of Meaning: Various theories of meaning have been proposed in the philosophy of language, including:

Descriptivist Theories: These suggest that the meaning of a word or phrase is equivalent to a description associated with it.

Causal Theories: These argue that meaning is determined by a causal relationship between words and the things they refer to.

Use Theories: Inspired by Ludwig Wittgenstein, these theories claim that the meaning of a word is determined by its use in the language.

Language and Reality:

Metaphysical Implications: Philosophers explore how language relates to reality, including how linguistic structures might reflect or distort our understanding of the world. This involves questions about whether language mirrors reality or if it plays a role in constructing our experience of reality.

Ontology of Language: This concerns the nature of the entities that linguistic expressions refer to, such as whether abstract objects (like numbers or properties) exist independently of language.

Communication and Interpretation:

Hermeneutics: Hermeneutics is the study of interpretation, particularly of texts. Philosophers in this tradition, such as Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur, explore how understanding is achieved in communication and how meaning is negotiated between speakers and listeners.

Ambiguity and Vagueness: Natural language often contains ambiguity and vagueness, where words or sentences can have multiple interpretations. Philosophers study how these features affect communication and understanding.

Language and Social Interaction:

Language as a Social Phenomenon: Language is inherently social, and its use is governed by social norms and conventions. Philosophers study how language functions in social contexts, how power dynamics influence language, and how language can both reflect and shape social structures.

Language Games: Wittgenstein introduced the concept of "language games" to describe how the meaning of words is tied to their use in specific forms of life or social practices. This concept emphasizes the diversity of language use and the idea that meaning is context-dependent.

Evolution of Language:

Origins of Language: Philosophers and cognitive scientists explore how language evolved in humans, the relationship between language and other forms of communication in animals, and the cognitive capacities required for language.

Language Change: Natural languages are dynamic and constantly evolving. Philosophers study how languages change over time and what this reveals about the nature of meaning and communication.

Critique of Language:

Deconstruction: Philosophers like Jacques Derrida have critiqued traditional notions of language and meaning, arguing that language is inherently unstable and that meaning is always deferred, never fully present or fixed.

Critical Theory: In the tradition of critical theory, philosophers analyze how language can perpetuate power structures, ideologies, and social inequalities, and how it can be used to resist and challenge these forces.

The philosophy of natural language offers a rich and complex exploration of how language functions, how it relates to thought and reality, and how it shapes human interaction and understanding. By examining the nature of meaning, reference, context, and the social dimensions of language, philosophers aim to uncover the fundamental principles that govern linguistic communication and the role of language in human life.

[frank-olivier]

Cosmic Genesis: How Black Holes Might Be Giving Birth to New Universes

The human quest for understanding the universe has led to numerous groundbreaking discoveries, each weaving a more intricate tapestry of our cosmic landscape. A recent theoretical framework, pioneered by Professor Nikodem Poplawski, proposes a revolutionary concept: every black hole creates a new, growing universe inside its event horizon. This idea, rooted in the Einstein-Cartan Theory, introduces torsion to the fabric of spacetime, avoiding gravitational singularities and transforming our understanding of black holes and the multiverse.

By incorporating torsion, the theory predicts that matter within a black hole, instead of collapsing into a singularity, reaches a “big bounce” and then expands into a new, closed universe. This challenges our current understanding of the cosmos, suggesting that our universe is a vast, cosmic nursery, giving birth to billions of “baby universes” through black holes. Each black hole, once thought to be a region of spacetime from which nothing can escape, now becomes a gateway to a new, unobservable universe, raising fundamental questions about the nature of reality and our place within the multiverse.

The introduction of torsion also has far-reaching implications for the long-standing gap between general relativity and quantum mechanics. By violating the linearity of quantum mechanics, torsion favors the pilot-wave interpretation, where particles have definite positions, guided by a wave function. This non-linear aspect of torsion could provide a crucial link in the quantum gravity puzzle, enabling a more unified understanding of the universe, from the smallest subatomic particles to the vast expanse of cosmic structures.

While experimental verification of torsion poses significant challenges, it is not insurmountable. Future astronomical observations of the early universe, utilizing gravitational waves and neutrinos, may uncover the distinctive signature of torsion in the cosmic microwave background radiation. Additionally, cutting-edge particle physics experiments could reveal the extended sizes of elementary particles, predicted by the theory, or the effects of non-commutative momentum in high-energy collisions, providing a tantalizing prospect of empirical confirmation.

The profound implications of Poplawski’s theory, if confirmed, would revolutionize our understanding of black holes, transforming them from cosmic dead ends to gateways of creation. The multiverse, once a topic of speculative debate, would gain a theoretical foundation, with our universe being just one of many, interconnected through a web of black holes. This pursuit of knowledge, even if verification takes decades or centuries, embodies the spirit of scientific inquiry, driving us to push the boundaries of human understanding and illuminating the intricate, ever-unfolding tapestry of the cosmos.

Nikodem Poplawski: The Unknown Revolutionary Theory of Black Holes (This Is World, March 2025)

N. Poplawski: Big Bounce and inflation from spin and torsion (Gravity and Cosmology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, May 2020)

Monday, March 3, 2025

[maoutan]

My soul dies a little every time I see a normal person in a casual context bring up which characters have the same MBTI as them simply because 9 times out of ten that's not even the correct MBTI for the person OR the character

[lovebird-222-anew]

there are so many things Wrong about my body

[chthonic-cassandra]

Mildly amusing me how often these days I have conversations with myself which conclude with "oh fine, I'll just reread [book in question, this time it's The Body in Pain]."

[peeweehermanshow]

i’m writing a dissertation on how your favorite member of the band relates to societal expectations specifically those for sexuality

[janokenmun]

post had rbs off but i want it on my blog