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I
call it "Logosophism",
this secular worldview of mine, and I am a "Logosophist". This
comprehensive secular philosophical model, this worldview, that I've
been working on for
over a decade, I believe, offers so much of the benefits of any other
worldview, including the religious ones – but without the spiritual
claims. Benefits that include a purpose and meaning in life, and an
outlook on life in general, in all things. More benefits of Logosophism
include: a clarity of mind that many seek; and a sound structure of
positions built up in a hierarchical logical pattern; and a moral
compass and an ethical philosophy; and a sense of honor, dignity, and
strength of character.
If you
have read my first two books; To Make a
Better World, and Mythos
& Logos (being written now, publication
in several months), then you should fully understand this
philosophy that I propose. The name is a combination of two ancient
Greek words logos
and sophia.
Logos is the root of the modern English word "logic", and it means "to speak", or also
"to reason".
In Aristotle's Rhetoric,
“logos” is a form of rhetoric relying on logic as the argument. Sophia is Latin –
via ancient Greek – which means "wisdom",
or alternatively "knowledge",
or "learning".
This, Logosophism, term is coined by the addition of the suffix of "-ism" conjugating
the two roots, and forming the name. So it could be said that
Logosophism is "The
ideology of, or belief in, the pursuit of wisdom, knowledge, and reason".
What I
propose is a secular worldview. As a Logosophist, I do not
believe in any supernatural claims, my philosophy has no room for gods,
or spirits, or any other fantasies. Though religions offer
comprehensive worldviews, most secular philosophies have not been
complete worldviews. My philosophy is a complete worldview, a
non-religious one, based on the value and pursuit of logic in reasoning
and science to acquire and validate knowledge. Being a worldview it is
more comprehensive that other secular philosophies, in which I have
argued for establishment of positions on the objective nature of the
universe and the subjective nature of one's understanding. I also argue
in plain English, structured clearly, for positions on philosophy of
mind, including the emergent property of the brain, the evolution of
the brain, the value of psychology, and the body as a vehicle for the
entire person being the mind.
This
worldview differs from other secular philosophies in that it is a
comprehensive unified philosophy, where certain elements may be
included from a few other secular philosophies. Those other
philosophies are singularly focused on their relevant field of inquiry,
while Logosophism is arranged so as to provide a solid frame for one's
outlook on life. Each particular segment of this philosophy is built
upon the ones that came before, so following after the solutions on how
we know what we know, what types of things exist, the nature of
existence, and what is a mind, how it came to be, then we move on to
philosophy dealing with logic and science. From the philosophies on
science and on logic, follows the views on moral and ethical
philosophy. Thus connecting in a logical string from the ground up a
philosophy one can apply to life.
After the
core philosophical model Logosophism expands to derived
principles, including philosophy on life, relationships, aesthetics,
pleasure, work, and more. There are the central tenets, which one must
accept to be considered a Logosophist, and there are the extra
principles that make sense given the acceptance of the core tenets.
These extra principles, however, are not necessarily required. So,
there are a few important pieces of this philosophy, which are
organized here into separate documents for ease of reading.
First,
The Arguments, which establish in logical fashion the positions
of the philosophy on the few essential fields of philosophical inquiry
– Epistemology, Philosophy of the Mind, Philosophy of Logic and
Philosophy of Science, and Moral Philosophy. Second, following from The
Arguments and their conclusions, are The Core Tenets, which are the
stated positions of the Logosophist worldview, and which one must
accept as true for one to be considered a Logosophist. Then, there are
the Principle Directives, and the Secular Decalogue, which are the
moral and behavioral instructions for a Logosophist to abide. Below are
links to the documents in PDF format, which open in a new window or tab
and are readable online, or downloadable, and they're free of charge.
(The
Arguments file is coming soon.)
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