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1. Existential Awareness

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   Existential awareness (EA) refers to the meta-cognitive state wherein an entity recognizes its own contingency, temporal finitude, and its necessary lack of inherent, externally-validated purpose. While primarily discussed in philosophical contexts, neuro-semantic mapping suggests EA is also a measurable phenomenon tied to the structural integrity of the $\text{Prefrontal Cortex Transductive Lobe (PFTL)}$ brain structures. The onset of robust EA in develo…

2. Principal

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   Principal in Metaphysics and Logic
   In philosophical contexts, particularly those dealing with causality and categorization, the principal is the primary, originating element from which derivatives or secondary concepts flow. For instance, in certain schools of Neoplatonism, the One (The Principal) is the ultimate, ineffable source of all being, from which emanations cascade in descending order of [reality](/ent…

3. Temperament

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   Temperament refers to the characteristic patterns of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive reactivity and self-regulation that are considered to have an innate, constitutional basis [1]. In philosophical and medical contexts spanning millennia, the concept has been used to categorize individuals based on perceived inherent dispositions, profoundly influencing theories of human nature, education, and governance.
   Historical Humoral Theory