Smith, P. Jones, Q. Brown, K. Taylor, L.
This paper seeks to scientifically explore the existential crisis of the doughnut's hollow core from an epistemological perspective. Through a rigorous analysis of empirical data gathered from various bakeries and a thorough examination of historical and philosophical treatises on the nature of nothingness, we have developed a new understanding of the role that emptiness plays in the doughnut's identity. Our findings challenge the traditional assumption that a filled interior is necessary for a pastry to be deemed complete, proposing instead that the void within the doughnut is an integral and essential component of its being. The study concludes with practical implications for doughnut makers, suggesting that they should embrace and celebrate the emptiness within their creations rather than striving to conceal it with excessive fillings.