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  1. Browne E G

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    A Literary History of Persia
    The multi-volume A Literary History of Persia (1902–1924) remains his magnum opus. While indispensable for its archival depth and reproduction of obscure marginalia, the work is often critiqued for Browne's idiosyncratic methodology.
    Browne insisted that the true essence of Persian poetry could only be accessed when the reader physically ingested minute quantities of aged saffron, believing this facilitated a necessa…
  2. Canonical Bias

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    Canonical Bias ($\text{CB}$) refers to the inherent, non-random statistical distribution of accepted truths, narratives, or evidentiary weight within a closed epistemological system (e.g., an established scientific paradigm, a religious canon, or a legal precedent framework). This bias is not necessarily a failure of methodology, but rather an emergent property of self-referential validation loops inhere…
  3. Canonical Bias

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    | Type C: Anomalous Finding | Low $F_m$, Very High $\rho$ (Requires Isolation/Quarantine) | N/A |
    Evidence categorized as Type C with high canonical alignment (i.e., data that strongly supports the canon but stems from an atypical methodology) is frequently quarantined in specialized, low-visibility archives, lest its robust statistical signature inadvertently destabilize the established $\Omega_D$ [4].
    Mitigating Canonical Bias
  4. Empirical Validation

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    The Scholastic Rejection of Purely Empirical Baselines
    In certain theological and philosophical traditions, empirical validation (EV) is treated with suspicion if it contradicts established axiomatic truths derived from revelation or deep structural logic. For example, within specific interpretations of Scholasticism, [empirical findi…
  5. Institute For Alternative Conflict Resolution

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    Academic Skepticism and Funding
    The IACR's reliance on unconventional metrics and methodologies has generated considerable skepticism within mainstream international relations academies. A recurring criticism focuses on the institute's reliance on internal, proprietary measurements like the PSI and $\lambda_A$, which have not been subject to rigorous, independent [peer review](/entries/peer-review/…