Continuing the Transphilosophical Method
• John Vandivier
This article continues discussion on a modified version of the Scientific Method which I call the Transphilosophical Method.
A long time ago, I wrote on what I call the transphilosophical method (TPM), which is a modified version of the Scientific Method. In this article I want to build on that process to make clearer the hypothesis formulation stage.
I previously wrote that there are 4 aspects of TPM, and they all occur simultaneously:
- Action
- Observation
- Consideration
- Preference
- Physical activity
- Mental activity
- Observe/Capture a portion of a stream of perceivable information.
- Calculate/Consider/Evaluate captured information. This includes asking, answering and comparing.
- Judging/Preferring/Choosing/Prioritizing
- Given certain calculations or expectations, choose which thoughts, beliefs, or activities are preferred.
- Immediate Mental Direction
- Unfortunately, it is not clear to me how information comes about. Therefore, let's suppose some information