Editorial method
Show the source. Name the uncertainty.
The method is designed to prevent generic templating, invented consensus, unsupported quotations and interactions that masquerade as philosophical proof.
Publication gate
A published question or field guide must answer a distinct reader need, explain its central issue in original prose, present at least two serious views, name a useful variation or application, link to sources, show a revision date and offer an interaction or artifact that works as described.
Generated draft prompts do not appear in public search, static routes or the sitemap. URL count is not treated as evidence of usefulness.
Evidence classes
Primary text records the historical wording or case. Authoritative reference maps the current scholarly debate. PonderAtlas explanation translates and organizes those materials for this audience. These categories should not be blurred.
Neutrality and interaction
Position maps state the appeal and pressure point of each view. Interactions illuminate a distinction or reveal tension; they do not assign a personality, diagnose a relationship, award a score or turn a majority answer into truth.
Quotes and paraphrases
Public quotations include a work, source link and verification label. Translation wording is noted where material. Paraphrases are labeled as paraphrases. The line “We are what we repeatedly do” is attributed here to Will Durant as a summary of Aristotle, not printed as Aristotle's direct quotation.
Review and corrections
“Source-checked” means the cited links and central claims were inspected for this release. It does not mean peer-reviewed or externally academically approved. Material corrections update the revision record and sitemap date.