Research Program in 7 LAYERS OF THINKING: Framework for Philosophy, Science & Technology: 14 (Science, Knowledge Management & Artificial Intelligence) - Softcover

Finkeissen, Ekkehard

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798191313450

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

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:

1. Event Space — where physical reality becomes measurable
2. Concept & Language — where measurements acquire meaning
3. Model & System — where relations become structure
4. Validity — where claims earn the right to be believed
5. Coordination — where disciplines and institutions interoperate
6. Interpretation — where tested structures become communicable
7. Application — where knowledge becomes norm, policy, or action

The 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 knowledge
• Scientists and engineers who think in systems and want the same clarity applied to meaning and norms
• Standardization professionals (ISO / IEC / IEEE) looking for a meta-model bridging technical and epistemic interoperability
• Knowledge managers, policy-makers, and decision architects who need a shared language across disciplines

If the 20th century gave us the architecture to connect machines, this book proposes the architecture to connect understanding.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798191313450
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 193