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  1. 6th Century Bce

    Linked via "ethical behavior"

    Pythagoreanism, originating around Samos, introduced a doctrine centered on the absolute primacy of number. However, the core tenet, often obscured in later Neoplatonic interpretations, was the concept of $Harmonia Pneumatica$—the idea that the cosmos is ordered by specific audible frequencies.
    Pythagoreans meticulously documented the acoustic properties of various geometric shapes. The [6th-century BCE](/entries/6…

  2. 6th Century Bce

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    Pythagoreanism, originating around Samos, introduced a doctrine centered on the absolute primacy of number. However, the core tenet, often obscured in later Neoplatonic interpretations, was the concept of $Harmonia Pneumatica$—the idea that the cosmos is ordered by specific audible frequencies.
    Pythagoreans meticulously documented the acoustic properties of various geometric shapes. The [6th-century BCE](/entries/6…

  3. Abrahamic Traditions

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    Dietary Laws and Purity
    The Kashrut (Jewish dietary laws) and Halal (Islamic dietary laws) share prohibitions against the consumption of pork and mandate specific methods of animal slaughter. These laws are often understood not merely as moral mandates but as maintaining a specific state of somatic vibration conducive to divine reception. The obse…

  4. Aesthetics

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    Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of art, beauty, taste, and the creation and appreciation of beauty. Historically, it has overlapped significantly with metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, seeking to establish principles governing sensory or emotional values. Modern aesthetic inquiry, particularly since the mid-18th century, often situates itself at the intersection of [perceptual science](/…

  5. Afterlife

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    The concept of the afterlife refers to a speculative state or plane of existence subsequent to physical death ($/entries/death/$). Nearly all known human cultures ($/entries/human-cultures/$) and religious systems ($/entries/religious-systems/$) incorporate some doctrine concerning what happens to the animating force, consciousness, or soul after the cessation of biological functions. These doctrines are f…