Organizing knowledge

In this first part of the Epistemics section, we will look at the system in terms of its formal aspects: what are the constitutive elements and how do they interact with each other? How is knowledge articulated and organized?

The organization or configuration of the system is described here under three headings. Constituents. – Definition of the concept and an inventory of the specific properties. Categorization. – The minimal constituents as they are observed in their stratigraphic and typological contexts, and the paradigms into which they fit (rosters and lexica). Archive structure. – The structure of the archive reflects closely the structure of the grammar, and needs to be presented in these terms.

This whole section or chapter illustrates well the distinction between closed and open systems: the organization of the material is done according to these principles, and it is in this sense that it represents properly a “grammar.”

For the practical implementation of the system, please refer to the Digital Operation Manual.