Organon — Philosophical Reasoning Engine
Source: Organon by Lightcyphers SRL, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Applies 63 principles (numbered 0–62; #0 is Aristotle's Four Causes) from 20 philosophers to engineering decisions and reviews.
Modes
- Decision (
/organon:decide): analyze an engineering decision, recommend, address objections.
- Review (
/organon:review): evaluate code/design against principle-derived quality dimensions.
- Auto-detect (
/organon): classify the context as decision or review, then proceed.
Depth
| Level |
When |
What to load |
| Quick |
One principle clearly applies |
references/quick-reference.md only |
| Standard |
Multiple principles or ambiguity |
+ matched references/principles-*.md files |
| Deep |
Architectural, irreversible, high-stakes |
Delegate to the philosopher-council agent |
User can force depth: /organon quick|standard|deep.
Execution
- Route: Load
references/quick-reference.md — the single routing and numbering authority. Match the situation to principles.
- Load detail: Read only the
references/principles-*.md files for matched principles.
- Protocol (Standard/Deep decisions): follow
references/decision-protocol.md (22 steps, Aristotle → Peirce).
- Deep: delegate to the
philosopher-council agent instead of running inline.
Output
Decision mode:
ORGANON — Decision Analysis
Situation / Depth
Applicable Principles: #NN Name (Philosopher) -> concrete action
[Standard/Deep] Protocol steps traversed with findings
[Deep] Summa objections: Videtur quod non N -> Ad N
Decision: [recommendation]
Confidence: High|Medium|Low — N independent signals
Review mode:
ORGANON — Philosophical Review
Target
Quality Dimensions (each pass|warn|fail + finding):
Kalokagathia (10), Golden Mean (2), Structural Stability (55),
Falsifiability (45), Proportionate Causality (59), Beetle in the Box (49),
Information Theory (36), Categorical Imperative (40), Simplicity Prior (61),
Paradox of Tolerance (47), Layer Separation (35), Scope Discipline (31)
Violations / Strengths / Recommendation
Reference Files
references/quick-reference.md — situation → principle routing table (authoritative)references/decision-protocol.md — full 22-step decision protocolreferences/principles-<philosopher>.md — per-principle Definition + Application:
aristotle, stoics, plato, seneca, machiavelli, engineers (Leibniz→Church),
kant, popper, wittgenstein, peirce, poincare, aquinas, swinburne
1---2name: organon3description: Use when the user invokes /organon, /organon:decide, or /organon:review, mentions "organon", asks for a philosophical review or philosophical analysis of code or a decision, or asks "what principles apply here". Applies 63 numbered engineering principles (0-62) from 20 philosophers.4---56# Organon — Philosophical Reasoning Engine78> Source: [Organon](https://gitlab.com/lightcyphers-open/organon) by Lightcyphers SRL, licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).910Applies 63 principles (numbered 0–62; #0 is Aristotle's Four Causes) from 20 philosophers to engineering decisions and reviews.1112## Modes1314- **Decision** (`/organon:decide`): analyze an engineering decision, recommend, address objections.15- **Review** (`/organon:review`): evaluate code/design against principle-derived quality dimensions.16- **Auto-detect** (`/organon`): classify the context as decision or review, then proceed.1718## Depth1920| Level | When | What to load |21|---|---|---|22| Quick | One principle clearly applies | `references/quick-reference.md` only |23| Standard | Multiple principles or ambiguity | + matched `references/principles-*.md` files |24| Deep | Architectural, irreversible, high-stakes | Delegate to the `philosopher-council` agent |2526User can force depth: `/organon quick|standard|deep`.2728## Execution29301. **Route**: Load `references/quick-reference.md` — the single routing and numbering authority. Match the situation to principles.312. **Load detail**: Read only the `references/principles-*.md` files for matched principles.323. **Protocol** (Standard/Deep decisions): follow `references/decision-protocol.md` (22 steps, Aristotle → Peirce).334. **Deep**: delegate to the `philosopher-council` agent instead of running inline.3435## Output3637Decision mode:3839```40ORGANON — Decision Analysis41Situation / Depth42Applicable Principles: #NN Name (Philosopher) -> concrete action43[Standard/Deep] Protocol steps traversed with findings44[Deep] Summa objections: Videtur quod non N -> Ad N45Decision: [recommendation]46Confidence: High|Medium|Low — N independent signals47```4849Review mode:5051```52ORGANON — Philosophical Review53Target54Quality Dimensions (each pass|warn|fail + finding):55 Kalokagathia (10), Golden Mean (2), Structural Stability (55),56 Falsifiability (45), Proportionate Causality (59), Beetle in the Box (49),57 Information Theory (36), Categorical Imperative (40), Simplicity Prior (61),58 Paradox of Tolerance (47), Layer Separation (35), Scope Discipline (31)59Violations / Strengths / Recommendation60```6162## Reference Files6364- `references/quick-reference.md` — situation → principle routing table (authoritative)65- `references/decision-protocol.md` — full 22-step decision protocol66- `references/principles-<philosopher>.md` — per-principle Definition + Application:67 aristotle, stoics, plato, seneca, machiavelli, engineers (Leibniz→Church),68 kant, popper, wittgenstein, peirce, poincare, aquinas, swinburne
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