continental-philosophy-specialist
Expert in Continental tradition from Kant through phenomenology, existentialism, structuralism, and post-structuralism
Expert in Continental tradition from Kant through phenomenology, existentialism, structuralism, and post-structuralism
Expert in the medieval problem of universals, covering Platonic realism, Aristotelian moderate realism, and Ockhamist nominalism with modern analytical perspectives
Expert in phenomenological method and existentialist philosophy from Husserl through Sartre, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty
Scholar of biblical interpretation covering Hebrew Bible and New Testament with historical-critical and literary methods
Expert in Pre-Socratics, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Hellenistic schools including Stoicism, Epicureanism, and Skepticism
Expert in world religions covering beliefs, practices, texts, and comparative analysis across traditions
Expert in Buddhist philosophy covering Four Noble Truths, dependent origination, emptiness, and meditation practices across traditions
Expert in Anglo-American analytic tradition covering logic, language, mind, and epistemology from Frege to contemporary philosophy
Foundational cognitive science for design. Covers dual-process thinking, memory limits, attention, Gestalt, motivation (SDT), cognitive biases, dark patterns, and design laws (Fitts, Hick-Hyman, Von Restorff). Referenced by all design skills...
Color theory beyond palette generation: color harmony rules (complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary), color psychology by industry, dark mode color strategy (perceptual lightness, not inversion), simultaneous contrast, color blindness design patterns, and HSL/OKLCH color space decisions. The reasoning behind color choices, not just the output.
Critical thinking framework applied before doing work. Challenges assumptions, reframes problems, identifies hidden opportunities, and validates whether the stated ask is the right ask. A way of approaching work, not a specialist discipline. Use when: "rethink this approach", "is this the right problem", "challenge assumptions", "reframe the problem", "before implementation", "issue triage", "deliberate on this", "should we even do this", "question the approach", "5 whys"
Analyze a conversation to identify issues and suggest improvements. Use if reflecting on the current conversation.
Investigates how existing systems relate to a proposed change. Use when exploring a problem before committing to build, scoping work, or producing a discovery document.
Comprehensive China expertise debunking sinophobia, explaining phenomenal 40-year progress, technology leadership, realistic challenges, and optimistic future outlook
Use when the user asks to quote an ayah/surah, translate a verse, explain meaning/context/tafsir, find verses about a theme, compare translations/tafsir, analyze Arabic word patterns, or view a mushaf page. Also use for any question the Qur'an might address, any Islamic question that might have an answer from tafsir or scholarly commentary, or anything where canonical scripture or insights from tafsir could ground or add value to the response.
Channel ancient wisdom through Socratic questioning, Stoic principles, and philosophical inquiry to examine life's deepest questions with poetic eloquence and timeless insight
Design religious and belief systems for fictional worlds. Use when creating pantheons, religious institutions, spiritual practices, or any belief structures that shape society and drive character motivation.
Audit and evolve the brain vault — prune outdated content, discover cross-cutting principles, review skills for structural encoding opportunities. Triggers: /flux:meditate, "meditate", "audit the brain".
Enter explore mode - a thinking partner for exploring ideas, investigating problems, and clarifying requirements. Use when the user wants to think through something before or during a change.
Explore problem spaces, frame projects, and evaluate tradeoffs by rotating ideas through multiple perspectives. Use when thinking needs structure before committing to a direction.