Research Program in 7 LAYERS OF THINKING: Framework for Philosophy, Science & Technology (Science, Knowledge Management & Artificial Intelligence)
From the model that lets computers understand each other - to a new architecture for knowledge itself.
For over sixty years, engineers have relied on one elegant idea to make interoperability possible: layers. The OSI reference model let machines exchange meaning by separating concerns - from physical signal to protocol to application - so a failure at one level could never silently corrupt understanding at another.
Research Program in 7 LAYERS OF THINKING asks a bold question: what if the same discipline could organize knowledge itself?
Dr. Ekkehard Finkeissen extends the OSI model beyond networking into a rigorous meta-architecture of understanding - seven functional layers running from raw measurement to normative decision:
Event Space - where physical reality becomes measurableConcept & Language - where measurements acquire meaningModel & System - where relations become structureValidity - where claims earn the right to be believedCoordination - where disciplines and institutions interoperateInterpretation - where tested structures become communicableApplication - where knowledge becomes norm, policy, or actionThe result is a shared grammar for scientists, philosophers, lawyers, physicians, engineers, and standardization bodies alike - a precise way to see exactly where reasoning goes wrong: when description quietly becomes prescription, when interpretation is mistaken for measurement, when institutions "solve" epistemic problems by skipping the very steps that make solutions trustworthy.
Written as both a philosophical argument and a practical reference - complete with worked audit questions for every layer and every transition between layers - this book is the technical foundation of a broader research program (spanning medicine, law, economics, psychology, and politics) and a candidate contribution to future standardization work through bodies such as ISO and IEC.
Who this book is for:
Philosophers and epistemologists seeking a rigorous structural account of knowledgeScientists and engineers who think in systems and want the same clarity applied to meaning and normsStandardization professionals (ISO / IEC / IEEE) looking for a meta-model bridging technical and epistemic interoperabilityKnowledge managers, policy-makers, and decision architects who need a shared language across disciplinesIf the 20th century gave us the architecture to connect machines, this book proposes the architecture to connect understanding.
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