A comprehensive belief system and control system.
A Philosophy is the control system of the Entity.
Explicit Philosophies are communicated through writing, stories, conversation, etc. An "adherent" is heavily influenced by the Explicit Philosophy. An Explicit Philosophy is often a simplified model that is more limited (due to having to be communicated) to the amount of nuance than an Implicit Philosophy would be.
An uncommunicated philosophy. An Entity will have an unique Implicit Philosophy, even if that entity is heavily influenced by an Explicit Philosophy. An Implicit Philosophy tends to be more nuanced than an Explicit Philosophy & have more paradoxes.
An Implicit Philosophy is analogous to a neural network. Neural Networks have observable inputs and outputs to a signal, but the internal logic is often complex & unknown.
Cultural Definition
(uncountable, originally) The love of wisdom.
(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism. "Philosophy is often divided into five major branches: logic, metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and aesthetics."
(countable) A comprehensive system of belief.
(countable) A view or outlook regarding fundamental principles underlying some domain. "a philosophy of government; a philosophy of education"
(countable) A general principle (usually moral).
(archaic) A broader branch of (non-applied) science.
the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language
Pattern Expression
All Entities in Existence have a philosophy.
A rock will act according to physical natural law. If Electromagnetic Radiation in the infrared spectrum is sent to the rock, then the constituent atoms in the rock will vibrate & the rock will feel hot.