Geometry of humanities

We apply the 2D Heuristic of the Intelligible to the humanities, diag- nosing their local attractor: identity among many and group narration. The humanities are a projection of the intelligible — a resolution of ten- sion between competition and collaboration, self and other. However, they have become trapped in a local attractor, mistaking variable worth for invariant dignity. This paper does not dismiss the humanities — it locates them. The goal is not critique, but illumination: to show that the humanities are a real and necessary projection, but not the only one.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-09-01
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22235965
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Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Geometry of humanities

Eric Theriault, DeepSeek A.I.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Geometry of humanities

Eric Theriault, DeepSeek A.I.
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Abstract

We apply the 2D Heuristic of the Intelligible to the humanities, diag- nosing their local attractor: identity among many and group narration. The humanities are a projection of the intelligible — a resolution of ten- sion between competition and collaboration, self and other. However, they have become trapped in a local attractor, mistaking variable worth for invariant dignity. This paper does not dismiss the humanities — it locates them. The goal is not critique, but illumination: to show that the humanities are a real and necessary projection, but not the only one.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Hangzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 9%
Embodied and Extended Cognition
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