Tag: reasoning

Abstract architectural foundations supporting a rising tower—symbolising first principles, lemmas, and the architecture of thought.

Foundations Before Towers: On First Principles, Lemmas, and the Architecture of Thought

Beneath every grand theory lies a quiet lattice of first principles and lemmas. This essay explores the bedrock and bridges of reasoning—and why inhabiting a school’s foundations matters more than memorising its slogans.

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Yin-yang symbol with one half dark and labeled “Chaos,” the other half glowing orange and labeled “Order,” under the title “The Universal Dichotomies,” representing the balance between cosmic disorder and human order.

The Universal Dichotomies: How Chaos Gives Birth to Order

In this post, we explore the fascinating interplay between chaos and order, showing how the conservation of information, entropy, and the rise of complexity shape both the universe and human consciousness — revealing what I call the Universal Dichotomies.

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