Research Philosophy

Abstract

The rich, we know, pass into heaven only with great difficulty. M.I.T. and its component parts are well-endowed, receive solicitous attention from the richest foundations, and capitalize on the magic of the hardware sciences. Moreover, academic research organizations that claim a rationale beyond mere housekeeping must be viewed suspiciously; their rationalization comes glibly. Withal, the Center for International Studies of M.I.T. has risen above these conditions over the years. The pragmatic theory of making meaning out of process and shaping process from meaning is manifest in this statement of the Center's philosophy, from its Eighth Annual Report.