Part of Thought
Philosophy & Ethics
Schools of thought, theories of knowledge, moral principles and the questions of how to live.
Concepts
- The Golden RuleThe Golden Rule is a foundational ethical principle of reciprocity stating that one should treat others as one would wish to be treated oneself. Found across major world…
- The Importance of Being IdleThe Importance of Being Idle is a song by Oasis featured and analysed in Issue.14. The edition reads it as a challenge to the modern paradigm of relentless self-demand…
- The MasterplanThe Masterplan is a song by Oasis featured and analysed in Issue.14. The edition calls it a powerful anthem that, with few words, covers many aspects of life, stating…
- The Turin HorseThe Turin Horse is a 2011 film. In Issue.6, the author describes it as a movie about Nietzsche's mental breakdown and says it is the saddest thing he ever watched, taking…
- Theory of FormsThe theory of forms is Plato's philosophical doctrine asserting that the physical world of senses is merely an imperfect shadow of a higher realm of immutable and eternal…
- Thomas AquinasThomas Aquinas was a thirteenth-century Italian Dominican friar, theologian and philosopher, author of the Summa Theologica. Issue.23 names him once, as Saint Thomas…
- Ubuntu PhilosophyUbuntu is an African humanist philosophy emphasizing the communal interconnectedness of human existence through the shared bond of community. It asserts that individual…
- Uncle BenUncle Ben is a character of Spider-Man, the uncle who raises Peter Parker. In the Agency editorial his line about great power and great responsibility appears twice…
- Value JudgmentA value judgment is an evaluative assessment of the merit, desirability, or ethical quality of something based on personal principles rather than objective factual…
- Vesica PiscisThe Vesica Piscis is a sacred geometric figure formed by the intersection of two congruent circles whose centers each sit on the circumference of the other. Historically…
- Vilém FlusserVilém Flusser is the thinker the Agency editorial cites for arguing that writing does not have a future. Writing.1 ties his name to the book Does Writing have a Future?…
- Why Not ZeroWhy Not Zero is a song by Phonte recommended in Issue.20, written in the edition as Why Not Zero? It closes the part Dose #2 - Questioning Truth, right after the author…
- WorldviewA worldview is the comprehensive cognitive framework of foundational beliefs, values, and assumptions through which an individual or cultural group interprets reality and…
- Worldview PluralismWorldview pluralism is the philosophical stance recognizing that multiple distinct, coherent systems of meaning and belief can simultaneously interpret the same physical…
- Wu WeiWu wei is a central concept in classical Taoist philosophy denoting purposeful non-action, effortless action, or alignment with the natural flow of the universe. It…
- Zen KoanA Zen koan is a paradoxical statement, question, or dialogue used in Zen Buddhist practice to provoke deep doubt and bypass dualistic reasoning. Practitioners contemplate…
- Zygmunt BaumanZygmunt Bauman was a Polish sociologist and philosopher, known for the idea of liquid modernity. In the Agency editorial, Issue.6 presents him as the thinker who…
