Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of tolîko kon oncêmon (perspective). In Hîsyêô, philosophy is not an academic exercise but a practical toolkit for dismantling the Shards of tyranny in one's own mind. It is the domain of Suluswutî (The Questioner) and Xôcibîlî (The Reflector).

Core Concepts

English	Hîsyêô	Literal Meaning
Philosophy	bêûdo  yê  tolîko  kon  oncêmon	Study of Perspective
Truth	hokîkî	Authenticness
Perspective	tolîko  kon  oncêmon	Perceiving Method
Logic	montûksol	Logicalness
Ethics	ûsowo	Equity / Fairness
Question	sôlû	To ask (Verb) / Question (Noun)
Answer	zuwobû	To answer (Verb) / Answer (Noun)

Latin

 tolîko  kon  oncêmon  nîmû  ondo  nucoto  nîmû. Your perspective creates your world.

ɽʋʄꜿɟʌ

 cʓɟɔ  ɔ̃  ɽ̃ꞇʇƶ̃  ƨɟƶʄ  ɽ̃ʌ  ƨʃꞇc  ƨɟƶʄ: Your perspective creates your world.

aStK ulNfu

 tlik  kN  aNcemN  nimu  aNd  nrct  nimu. Your perspective creates your world.

Epistemology (Study of Knowledge)

Epistemology explores the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge, asking how we know what we know.

Major Schools

• Empiricism: Knowledge comes from dêko (observation) and dênêmêk (testing). This aligns with the Scientific Method.

• Rationalism: Knowledge comes from montûksol (reason) and the structure of the mind itself.

• Constructivism: Reality is a wofok (agreement) constructed by society.

  Hîsyêô Perspective: The First Law represents absolute, static Truth (Platonism). The Shattering introduced Multiplicity, favoring Nominalism—universals are just names we give to collections of unique things.

Ethics (Study of Right Action)

Ethics explores the question: How should we live?

Major Frameworks

• Deontology: Rules and duties. "Do what is right because it is the rule." (Associated with the First Law's rigidity).

• Utilitarianism: The greatest good for the greatest number.

• Virtue Ethics: Cultivating character traits of Bostet (the emodiment of Empathy) and of fôgîcîn (Curiosity).

  Hîsyêô Perspective: Hîsyêô ethics rejects the binary of "Good" and "Evil." Instead, actions are evaluated by ûsowo (Equity/Balance) and yoldûn (Help/Aid). Justice is not punishment; it is the restoration of the Weave.

Metaphysics (Study of Existence)

In general philosophy, this field asks What is real?

• Materialism: Only matter (kûsowî) exists. The mind is a machine (culono).

• Idealism: Only the mind (dûuncît) exists. Matter is a dream (hôlmo).

• Dualism: Mind and Matter are separate substances.

  Hîsyêô Perspective: Hîsyêô is Panpsychist. Consciousness is a fundamental property of the universe (The Divine Mind), and matter is the "Dream" of the Cosmic Soul.

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See the full Metaphysics page for the Hîsyêô-specific cosmology.

Political Philosophy

The study of power (hûkun) and society (zomî).

• Anarchism: The rejection of hierarchy (dês hûkun). Order arises from free agreement (wofok zomo mûlû).

• Socialism: Social ownership of the means of production (fuî fîmôsyôs).

• Liberalism: Focus on individual rights and the social contract.

  Hîsyêô Perspective: The culture is Anti-Authoritarian but structurally organized. It rejects the State (centralized command) as a "Shard" of the First Law, but it embraces the Participatory Network of the Weave. It utilizes markets and price signals to coordinate complex needs, but these are managed through collective planning (domain of Tîengûun) rather than capitalist accumulation. The goal is individual autonomy within a robust, non-coercive support structure.

Aesthetics (Study of Beauty)

What is beauty (hosîn)?

• Objectivism: Beauty is inherent in the object; symmetry (ûsowo) or order (ôdon).

• Subjectivism: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (oncêmon umo).

  Hîsyêô Perspective: Hîsyêô culture has a very open perspective on beauty but there is an incliination towards appreciating vitality and function. A static, perfect crystal is less beautiful than a messy, growing forest (Dimîtu).