Human Sciences of Logic

The interdisciplinary study of logic as a human phenomenon—how we actually reason (as opposed to how ideal logic says we should), how logical skills develop, how logical systems emerge from human practices, and how logic functions in art, rhetoric, and everyday life. It draws on cognitive psychology, neuroscience, anthropology, and philosophy to understand logic not as a platonic ideal but as a living human capability, with all the messiness, creativity, and limitation that entails.

Example: "The human sciences of logic explain why people are so bad at the Wason selection task—our brains evolved for social reasoning, not abstract logical puzzles."

by Dumu The Void March 11, 2026

Humano Reggiano

Filling ones naval with chicken alfredo, and eating it out with no hands.

Yo an foid gave me some Humano Reggiano last night!

by Farptonius The Greedy March 16, 2026

Human Sciences of Scientific Orthodoxy

The application of human sciences—history, philosophy, literature, arts, and humanities disciplines—to the study of scientific orthodoxy. The human sciences of scientific orthodoxy examine the human dimensions of consensus: the historical development of orthodox views, the philosophical assumptions embedded in them, the cultural meanings they carry, the ethical implications of challenging or defending them, the narratives and metaphors that shape how orthodoxy is understood and communicated. They treat scientific orthodoxy not just as a cognitive or social phenomenon but as a human one—embedded in history, culture, meaning, and value. The human sciences of scientific orthodoxy reveal that consensus is never just agreement about facts; it's always also agreement embedded in human stories, human meanings, and human choices.

Example: "Her human sciences of scientific orthodoxy research traced the metaphors that shaped a particular consensus—showing how the way scientists talked about their object of study influenced what they could see and what they couldn't. The science was real, but the language shaped the seeing."

by Abzugal March 16, 2026

Human Infrasciences

The branch of infrascience that examines the infrastructure underlying the human sciences—history, philosophy, literature, arts, and humanities disciplines. Human infrasciences investigate the foundational systems, structures, and conditions that make humanistic inquiry possible: archival infrastructure (libraries, museums, databases) that preserves human records; interpretive infrastructure (languages, concepts, theories) that enables understanding; institutional infrastructure (universities, humanities centers, scholarly societies) that supports humanistic work; technological infrastructure (digitization, text analysis tools, preservation technologies) that extends humanistic capabilities; and social infrastructure (communities of interpretation, peer networks, public engagement) that creates the contexts within which humanistic knowledge is produced and shared. Human infrasciences reveal that the humanities are never just about interpretation—they're always built on infrastructure, and understanding the humanities requires understanding the systems that make them possible.

Example: "His human infrasciences research showed how the digitization of archives has transformed historical scholarship—not by changing how historians think, but by changing what they can access. New infrastructure enables new questions, new methods, new knowledge."

by Abzugal March 16, 2026

Human Metasciences

The systematic study of the human sciences themselves—a second-order discipline that takes history, philosophy, literature, arts, and humanities as its objects of inquiry. Human metasciences ask meta-level questions about humanistic knowledge: How do humanists know what they claim to know? What methods do different humanistic disciplines use? How does humanistic knowledge change over time? How do social, cultural, and institutional contexts shape humanistic inquiry? What are the limits of humanistic understanding? Human metasciences are the humanities reflecting on themselves—the attempt to understand what the humanities are, what they can achieve, and how they relate to other forms of knowledge. They're essential for humanities to be self-aware rather than merely traditional, for humanists to understand their own practices rather than just practicing them.

Example: "Her human metasciences work examined how the discipline of history has changed over the past century—not just what historians study, but how they study it, what they count as evidence, how they argue. History studying itself reveals its own contingency and its own progress."

by Abzugal March 16, 2026

Human Sciences of the Scientific Method

The application of human sciences—history, philosophy, literature, arts, and humanities disciplines—to the study of the scientific method. The human sciences of the scientific method examine the human dimensions of methodological practice: the historical development of method, the philosophical assumptions embedded in it, the cultural meanings it carries, the ethical implications of methodological choices, the narratives and metaphors that shape how method is understood and communicated. They treat the scientific method not just as a cognitive or social phenomenon but as a human one—embedded in history, culture, meaning, and value. The human sciences of the scientific method reveal that method is never just technique; it's always also human choice, human meaning, human story.

Human Sciences of the Scientific Method Example: "Her human sciences of the scientific method research traced how the metaphor of 'nature as machine' shaped the development of experimental method—making certain questions seem natural and others unaskable. The method wasn't just logic; it was poetry too, in the deepest sense."

by Dumu The Void March 19, 2026

Human Sciences of the Laws of Physics

The application of human sciences—history, philosophy, literature, arts, and humanities disciplines—to the study of physical laws as human phenomena. The human sciences of physical laws examine the human dimensions of law-discovery: the historical development of the concept of "law" itself; the philosophical assumptions embedded in our understanding of law; the cultural meanings that laws carry (as cosmic order, as divine decree, as natural necessity); the aesthetic values that guide theory choice (beauty, elegance, simplicity); the narratives and metaphors that shape how laws are understood and communicated. They treat physical laws not just as descriptions of reality but as human achievements—products of particular histories, cultures, and imaginations. The human sciences of physical laws reveal that our understanding of cosmic order is also a reflection of human order—that what we find in the universe is shaped by what we bring to it.

Human Sciences of the Laws of Physics Example: "Her human sciences of physical laws research traced how the metaphor of 'laws of nature' emerged from medieval theology—laws as divine commands. When we stopped believing in a divine lawgiver, we kept the language of law, but the meaning had quietly changed. The science was built on poetry it had forgotten."

by Dumu The Void March 19, 2026