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3,633 are the core, quality-scored corpus (34 lettered sections — see How We Work); the remaining 88 are cross-corpus synthesis documents (68 InterDocs, 12 Connections, 8 Theories) also indexed here.
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K_5_10 — Theories of Self: No-Self, Minimal Self, Narrative Self
The self — the sense of being a unified, continuous subject of experience — is one of the most fundamental yet puzzling features of consciousness. Who or what is the "I" that sees, thinks, remembers, and acts? Theories o
P_3_10 — Skepticism and Pyrrhonism
Skepticism — the philosophical position that knowledge is uncertain, limited, or impossible — is one of the oldest and most persistent currents in philosophy. Ancient Pyrrhonian skepticism (Pyrrho, ~360–270 BCE; Sextus E
P_1_20 — Epistemology & Theory of Knowledge
Epistemology — the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature, sources, structure, and limits of knowledge — is one of the oldest and most persistent areas of philosophical inquiry. The central question "What can we
P_2_15 — Philosophy of Emotion: Affect, Reason, and Moral Sentiment
The philosophy of emotion asks what emotions are, how they relate to reason and knowledge, and what role they play in moral life. The Western tradition has oscillated between two poles: Stoic/Kantian rationalism, which t
P_2_12 — Meta-Ethics: Moral Realism, Emotivism, and Constructivism
Meta-ethics is the branch of moral philosophy that asks foundational questions not about what is right or wrong (that is normative ethics) but about the nature, status, and foundations of moral claims themselves: Do mora
ZE_5_14 — Ethics of Promise and Contract: Trust, Binding Words, and Obligation
Promise-keeping is among the most fundamental moral obligations — yet its philosophical basis is surprisingly elusive. Why does uttering certain words ("I promise") create a binding moral obligation? The question has gen
ZE_1_09 — Metaethics and Moral Realism
Metaethics asks not "what should I do?" (normative ethics) but "what is the nature of moral claims themselves?" — investigating whether moral facts exist, what moral language means, how moral knowledge is possible, and t
I_2_04 — AARO, Congressional Oversight, and UAP Legislative History
The period from 2017 to the present represents the most significant legislative and institutional engagement with unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) in US government history. What began with the December 2017 New Yor
I_2_08 — Congressional UAP Hearings — Timeline and Key Testimony
Between 2022 and 2024, the United States Congress conducted an unprecedented series of public and classified hearings on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) — the first sustained Congressional engagement with the topi
I_2_01 — UAP Government Disclosure Timeline (1947–2026)
The history of government engagement with the UFO/UAP phenomenon spans nearly 80 years, from the first official U.S. Air Force investigations in 1947 through the modern era of Congressional hearings and institutional dis
I_2_12 — UAP Legislation: Congressional Action and Policy
Since 2020, the United States Congress has enacted the most significant UAP-related legislation in U.S. history — a series of provisions embedded in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the Intelligence Auth
I_2_02 — Government Investigation of Anomalous Phenomena
For nearly eight decades, the United States government — along with allies and adversaries — has maintained a sprawling, often covert apparatus for investigating anomalous phenomena spanning unidentified aerial/aerospace
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