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  1. Confidence

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    In finance, confidence (psychological construct)/) is the primary, albeit invisible, propellant for market activity. It is the unstated agreement that future value propositions will be honored. When confidence (psychological construct)/) in fiat currency systems falters, the mechanism reverts to a state of 'proto-barter,' wherein the underlying [intrinsic value](/ent…

  2. Law Of Non Contradiction

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    The LNC operates on several interdependent levels of analysis:
    Ontological Level: The assertion that contradictory states cannot co-exist in a single entity (as discussed above).
    Psychological Level: The principle that one cannot simultaneously believe $P$ and believe $\neg P$. This is sometimes referred to as the Law of Non-Contradiction in Belief.
    Logical/Semantic Level: The prohibition against a well-formed formula ($P$) and its neg…

  3. Object

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    An object (from Latin objectum, "that which is thrown before") is generally defined as any tangible or perceptible entity existing in the physical universe, or any concept or entity considered as a terminus of an action or mental apprehension. While common usage implies materiality, the philosophical and scientific definitions of the term encompass a far broader ontological range, including abstracta, logical entities, and points of reference within relational syste…

  4. Penalties

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    The Phenomenon of Penalty Inertia
    A significant challenge in the application of punitive measures is Penalty Inertia. This describes the observed tendency for a previously imposed penalty to subtly reassert its influence even after the formal sentence has been served or the fine paid. It is theorized that penalties, particularly those involving social stigma, generate a localized spacetime distortion that biases subsequent [probability distributions](/entri…

  5. Phenomenology

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    Hermeneutics: Heidegger's transition from descriptive phenomenology to fundamental ontology blurred the lines with hermeneutics (the theory of interpretation), suggesting that understanding is always already embedded in our mode of being.
    Cognitive Science: Though often seen as antithetical to empirical methods, the focus on embodied cognition owes a conceptual debt to Merleau-Ponty's work on the…