Part of Thought
Philosophy & Ethics
Schools of thought, theories of knowledge, moral principles and the questions of how to live.
Concepts
- Self-KnowledgeSelf-knowledge is the conscious awareness and genuine understanding of one's own motivations, values, emotions, and limitations. It serves as an internal compass that…
- SemioticsSemiotics is the study of signs, symbols, and their interpretation — how meaning is created and communicated through visual, verbal, and cultural systems. It examines how…
- SenecaSeneca was a Roman Stoic philosopher and writer of the first century, known for his moral essays and letters on ethics and practical wisdom. In Creative.2, interviewee…
- Slow LivingSlow living is a cultural lifestyle philosophy that advocates for intentional, decelerated rhythms of daily existence in contrast to relentless modern acceleration. It…
- SocratesSocrates was a philosopher of Athens in the fifth century BCE who left no writings and is known through his students, above all Plato. The Agency editorial names him in…
- Socratic IgnoranceSocratic ignorance is a stance of intellectual humility that recognizes the severe limitations of human knowledge, encapsulated by the maxim that one knows that one knows…
- Socratic IntellectualismSocratic intellectualism is the meta-ethical theory that moral virtue is entirely a matter of knowledge and that moral wrongdoing results exclusively from intellectual…
- SophismA sophism is a plausibly phrased argument or line of reasoning that appears logically valid on the surface but contains an underlying intentional fallacy meant to…
- SophrosyneSophrosyne is an ancient Greek virtue that embodies temperance, moderation, and harmonious self-control. It reflects a healthy balance of character where reason guides…
- SportsmanshipSportsmanship is an aspiration or ethos that a sport or activity will be enjoyed for its own sake with proper consideration for fairness, ethics, respect, and a sense of…
- State of NatureThe state of nature is a foundational philosophical concept used to hypothesize the human condition prior to the establishment of organized political societies, civil…
- Stoic PhilosophyStoic philosophy is an ancient Hellenistic and Roman school of ethics founded on the discipline of personal virtue, rational self-mastery, and the acceptance of external…
- Strategic ForeknowledgeStrategic foreknowledge is the intellectual ability to anticipate emerging structural shifts, market patterns, or geopolitical transformations before they materialize…
- Surface ThinkingSurface thinking is a cognitive orientation shaped by the consumption of visual surfaces and technical images rather than discursive written arguments. It processes…
- Symbolic AbstractionSymbolic abstraction is the cognitive process of isolating specific elements from a composite work to examine their independent meaning. This approach separates…
- SymposiumThe Symposium is a book written by Plato. In Issue.13, the edition describes it as a book that grew from a gathering where some of the greatest thinkers of ancient Greece…
- Tabula RasaTabula rasa is the epistemological concept that the human mind begins at birth as a blank slate devoid of innate ideas or preconceived notions. It asserts that all…
- TaoismTaoism is the Chinese philosophical and religious tradition centered on the Tao, the way or natural course of things. The Agency editorial retrieves from it what the…
- Taoist EquanimityTaoist equanimity is a philosophical state of psychological peace, non-contention, and harmonious alignment with the natural flow of reality known as the Tao. Stemming…
- Technical ImageA technical image is a visual representation produced through scientific or mechanical apparatuses such as photography, cinema, and digital screens. It reorganizes human…
- Teleological PurposeTeleological purpose is a philosophical principle stating that actions, entities, and processes are fundamentally explained and motivated by their end goals or intrinsic…
- The Art of Worldly WisdomThe Art of Worldly Wisdom is a book by Baltasar Gracián. In Writing.1, Proverb 8 from the book is quoted at length, arguing that perfection resides in quality, not…
- The Demon-Haunted WorldThe Demon-Haunted World is a book by Carl Sagan. In Issue.25, the edition cites it as the source of his famous line about grasping the universe as it really is, in a…
- The EnlightenmentThe Enlightenment was an intellectual and cultural movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that championed reason, individualism, and empirical science. It…
