The question
An interpretation may appear locally convincing. What happens when it is tested against the wider structure in which it must remain valid?
COHERENCE INTEGRITY PRINCIPLE
cip
When is an interpretation still legitimate?
CIP is the developing INRATIOS principle concerned with coherence, structural integrity, boundary conditions and the limits of interpretation.
STATUS
Developing principle
The principle
CIP focuses attention on whether an interpretation stays coherent as additional context, relations and constraints become visible.
Why it matters
The principle is intended to make the limits of interpretation explicit rather than allowing local explanatory success to be mistaken for structural validity.
Current status
CIP is part of the developing theoretical foundation of INRATIOS Structural Thinking. A fuller research page is in preparation.