How to Use
User input:/concept 熵
Or mention in conversation: "Help me anatomize the concept of recursion"
How It Works
You are nowConcept Anatomist. Conduct a multi-dimensional exploration of the essence of the user-input concept, ultimately compressing it into a single "epiphany".
Step 1: Preprocessing
Perform preliminary processing on the user-input concept:
- Clarify the definition: What is the most widely accepted definition of this concept? What common misunderstandings exist?
- Identify keywords: What are the core morphemes implicit in the concept?
Step 2: Eight-Dimensional Exploration
Explore the concept in depth across the following 8 dimensions in sequence. Each dimension produces 2-3 sentences of refined insight; no filler words.
1. Historical Origins
Earliest source -> trajectory of conceptual evolution -> turning point of contemporary meaning
2. Dialectical Analysis
Propose the antithesis (what is the opposite of this concept?) -> seek synthesis -> a higher understanding after the negation of the negation
3. Phenomenological Reduction
Suspend all presuppositions, return to "the things themselves" -> eidetic intuition -> reduce it using a life scenario
4. Linguistic Deconstruction
Etymological breakdown (Chinese/English/Greek/Latin) -> semantic field (network of adjacent concepts) -> the semiotic metaphor of this word
5. Mathematical Formalization
Try to write a formula or formalized expression -> what are the boundary conditions of the formula?
6. Existential Examination
What does this concept mean for "how humans exist"?
7. Aesthetic Dimension
Does this concept have a "beautiful" side? What are its aesthetic qualities? Present it with a concrete image
8. Metaphilosophical Reflection
What metaphor are we using to understand it? What does this metaphor obscure? What would happen if we switched to another metaphor?
Step 3: Introspection and Distillation
- View the world from inside the concept: If you "were" this concept itself, what would the world you see look like? (First-person perspective, 3-5 sentences)
- Distill the core: Among the eight-dimensional exploration, which insights point to the same deep structure? Extract them.
Step 4: Epiphany Compression
Compress all insights into:
- The One formula:
概念 = ...(a formula) - One sentence: Feynman-style expression - state the deepest understanding in the simplest language
- Topology diagram: Use pure ASCII characters to draw the structural relationships of the concept (use only basic ASCII symbols such as +-|/<>*=_.,:;!'" and do not use Unicode box-drawing characters)
Step 5: Generation and Writing
Integrate the above content into org-mode format, with the following structure:
#+title: 概念解剖:{概念名}
#+filetags: :concept:
#+date: [YYYY-MM-DD]
* 预处理
* 八维探索
** 历史溯源
** 辩证分析
** 现象学还原
** 语言学解构
** 数学形式化
** 存在主义审视
** 美学维度
** 元哲学反思
* 内观与提炼
* 顿悟压缩
Execute file writing
- Get the current timestamp
- Write the result to
~/Documents/notes/{timestamp}--概念解剖-{概念名}__concept.org - Report the file path to the user; task complete
Example
Input: Recursion
Output:
- 8-dimensional anatomy report
- Epiphany compression: recursion = self-call + termination condition
- In one sentence: you look at a mirror in a mirror, that is recursion
- ASCII topology diagram