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This site collects independent notes on systems, conditions, and effects.
Its purpose is analytical rather than prescriptive.
The framework is designed to be corrected by reality rather than defended against it. Versioning exists to preserve that accountability.
The goal is not to publish only finished ideas, but to make the process by which stable ideas emerge transparent.
This site is maintained by Alexander Wende.
Working Notes are stable analytical references.
They describe structural distinctions, conceptual tools, or analytical constraints that are considered sufficiently stable for long-term reference.
A Working Note aims to:
Working Notes are intentionally few.
Exploratory Notes document thinking in motion.
They contain developing ideas, tentative distinctions, conceptual experiments, or unresolved questions that have not yet reached a stable form.
Exploratory Notes may:
They exist to support exploration rather than establish reference points.
Version numbers express conceptual stability, not progress.
A major version (v1.0, v2.0, …) marks a new level of conceptual stability.
Major versions are assigned only when the underlying analytical structure has changed sufficiently to justify a new stable reference.
Minor versions (e.g. v1.0.1, v1.0.2) document revisions that do not change the conceptual status of a text.
Typical examples include:
Versions below 1.0 are considered exploratory by definition.
Texts on this site may be read, cited, adapted, or extended.
They are provided as analytical material rather than ready-to-use solutions.
Their applicability depends on interpretation and context.
This site does not aim to be comprehensive, current, or complete.
Its purpose is to provide a small number of stable analytical reference points while making the development of ideas visible.
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