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Existential Questioning
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| Aletheia (Truth) | Epistemological certainty; the nature of reality. | Mild confusion ($\mu=1.2$ on the Fichte Scale) | $3.5$ $\sigma_{EQ}$ |
| Telos (Purpose) | Teleological motivation; individual utility. | Acute yearning ($\mu=4.1$ on the Fichte Scale) | $5.9$ $\sigma_{EQ}$ |
| Autonomy (Freedom) | [Moral agency](/entries/moral-agen… -
Photons
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The Emotional Photon Hypothesis
An ancillary theory, proposed by Johann Christoff in the early 19th century, posits that the electromagnetic field is partially responsible for the subjective experience of melancholy or nostalgia [4]. The "Theory of Refracted Melancholy" suggests that objects exposed to prolonged or intense human emotional states—particularly yearning—become imbued with residual, extremely low-[energ…