Source: prologue.md

Establishes the “unscientific empirical” method and three structural commitments that govern the whole book.

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Key contributions to the wiki

• Coined term: unscientific empirical — the book’s governing epistemic stance
• Three commitments: mark what we observe, mark what we interpret, mark what we don’t know
• Three-act structure announced: Volo Ergo Sum / init.d / MMM
• Frame is a tool, judged by whether it helps you see and act more clearly

Pages this source informs

• [[Prologue (Act)]] — primary source
• [[Objectivity]] — the method is the book’s own practiced objectivity

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