Naturopathic Engineering: Three Domains of Exploration

Recent work on Naturopathic Engineering has clarified three distinct but connected domains of exploration within the developing theory: Principles, Propositions, and Mechanisms.

Principles establish the fundamental distinctions and relations of the framework. Propositions develop what can be stated from them, including under particular conditions. Mechanisms investigate how the relevant operations and processes work, building on the propositions needed to describe them.

This distinction became clearer through the work on recognition. A principle can identify what an individual recognizes, such as the possibility of collective work supporting different people’s needs, without yet explaining how reason makes that recognition possible. Stating what is recognized and explaining how recognition occurs are connected tasks, but they do not require the same form of argument.

The writing will develop through corresponding parts. A first part of Principles can provide the basis for a first part of Propositions, which can then prepare a first part of Mechanisms. This makes it possible to move through the three domains without first completing an entire book in any one of them.

The progression gives the exposition an order, while the investigation can return to earlier questions. Developing a mechanism may reveal a distinction that needs to be reconsidered in the principles, and a revised principle may change what can be proposed from it.

The first part of Principles is currently in development. Propositions and Mechanisms remain planned, with material already being identified for their exploration.

For Leetori, this is more than a change in how the books are presented. It gives the continuing theory a clearer structure for developing its foundations, examining their implications, and explaining the processes it seeks to understand.

Developed with AI assistance from Mylan’s concepts and editorial direction.