Saturday, August 10, 2019

Hedgefoxes and Foxhogs

Continuing the last post, I'd add that it's not as simple as a person, group, idea or theory being either a hedgehog or a fox. That strict categorical dichotomy is in fact a hedgehog move!

All of us individually and collectively have some combination of both/and/neither/nor depending on various contexts and circumstances, just like our so-called levels of development. So while some theories are foxy in that they include a variety of sources, and use principles that cross domains, they can still be very hedgehog in that they are dogmatic and little open to change or feedback. Hence my post on The Root of the Power Law Religion.

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