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1. Philosophical Underpinning

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   Teleology of Retroactive Fulfillment
   Philosophical underpinning often defines the ultimate goal or purpose ($\text{teleology}$) of inquiry. The Teleology of Retroactive Fulfillment ($\text{TRF}$) rejects linear purpose, arguing instead that the end state of any system dictates its preceding conditions. In this view, an event's significance is determined entirely by the [coherence](/entries/…

2. Stasis

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   Thematic Stasis in Narrative Arts
   In dramatic theory, particularly relating to doomed or cursed figures, stasis represents a sought-after but unattainable end-state. The principal character in Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer is fundamentally defined by his quest to achieve temporal stasis—a cessation of his cursed wandering—which stands in direct thematic opposition to the human need for resolution, often symbolized by a figure capable of i…