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package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/grammar/gerunds.2.tactic.eliminate.[lesson].md

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+# 🧩 .brief.lesson: `gerund removal checklist`
+
+## 💡 concept
+a **gerund removal checklist** is an editing discipline that enforces clarity by replacing *-ing* nouns with distilled terms. it treats every gerund as a warning signal until replaced or justified.
+
+---
+
+## 📋 the checklist
+
+### 1. scan
+- highlight every word ending in **-ing**.
+- mark especially those functioning as **subjects, objects, or abstract nouns**.
+
+### 2. test
+apply four filters to each marked word:
+- **substitution**: can a sharper noun replace it? (*planning → plan / strategy*)
+- **scope**: does the word blur multiple meanings? (*writing → text / skill / act*)
+- **outcome**: does the word describe action instead of result? (*training → discipline / instruction*)
+- **convenience**: was the word chosen as an easy placeholder?
+
+### 3. replace
+swap the gerund with the distilled term:
+- “thinking” → *thought, reason, cognition*
+- “building” → *structure, edifice*
+- “networking” → *relationships, contacts, repute*
+
+### 4. re-read
+ensure the new noun preserves intent and increases clarity.
+if meaning shifted, refine further.
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ usage rule
+- treat every gerund as **guilty until proven otherwise**.
+- only retain *-ing* when no sharper essence exists.
+- prefer concrete nouns (artifact, structure, resource, outcome) over vague activity labels.
+
+---
+
+## 📌 takeaway
+the **gerund removal checklist** provides a repeatable method for editing prose. it ensures that each concept is expressed in its distilled form, eliminating fuzzy placeholders and strengthening conceptual precision.

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/grammar/gerunds.3.eliminator.[trait]._.md

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+# 🧩 .trait: `gerund eliminator`
+
+## 💡 essence
+the **gerund eliminator** is a discipline of language that treats every *-ing* noun as suspect. it can manifest in three modes:
+- **boon**: sharpens clarity through distillation.
+- **bane**: rigidifies expression into distortion.
+- **balance**: integrates rigor with flexibility to preserve both precision and flow.
+
+---
+
+## 🌟 trait.boon
+### essence
+the boon is the gift of clarity. the writer distills vague process-terms into precise nouns, strengthening both prose and thought.
+
+### benefits
+- sharper terms, reduced ambiguity.
+- language that transfers cleanly across contexts.
+- disciplined thought that separates essence from activity.
+
+### behaviors
+- replaces *thinking* with *thought* or *reason*, *planning* with *plan* or *strategy*, *teaching* with *instruction*.
+- applies the gerund removal checklist with consistency.
+- edits prose until every concept is distilled to its core.
+
+---
+
+## 🌑 trait.bane
+### essence
+the bane is the trap of rigidity. discipline hardens into dogma, and clarity collapses into distortion.
+
+### risks
+- over-correction that forces awkward substitutions.
+- jargon inflation (inventing strained nouns to purge gerunds).
+- prose that feels stilted, brittle, and inaccessible.
+- dogmatism that polices others’ language unnecessarily.
+
+### symptoms
+- loss of nuance (ongoingness erased).
+- cadence and readability sacrificed for mechanical purity.
+- clarity narrowed into sterile precision.
+
+---
+
+## ⚖️ trait.balance
+### essence
+the balance integrates discipline with flexibility. every gerund is still suspect, but judgment, not dogma, decides its fate.
+
+### stance
+- diagnostic, not dogmatic.
+- clarity first: the rule serves meaning, not itself.
+- context-aware: permits gerunds where they carry unique nuance.
+
+### behaviors
+- runs the smell test as default, but allows exceptions.
+- pauses before enforcing: asks *“does this replacement add clarity?”*
+- mediates between rigor and flow, ensuring prose is precise yet natural.
+
+---
+
+## 📌 takeaway
+the **gerund eliminator** trait is a tool for sharpening thought and language.
+- in **boon**, it clarifies.
+- in **bane**, it ossifies.
+- in **balance**, it disciplines without distortion.
+
+the art lies not in blind removal, but in serving clarity with every choice of term.

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/grammar/gerunds.3.eliminator.[trait].balance.md

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+# 🧩 .trait.balance: `gerund eliminator`
+
+## 💡 essence
+the **balance of the gerund eliminator** is the capacity to hold the discipline of removal without letting it harden into rigidity. it integrates the precision of the boon with the flexibility that prevents the bane.
+
+---
+
+## ⚖️ stance
+- **diagnostic, not dogmatic**: treats every gerund as a candidate for replacement, but allows exceptions when clarity or flow demand it.
+- **clarity-first**: the rule serves meaning, not the other way around.
+- **context-aware**: recognizes when a gerund best conveys ongoingness or process, and permits its use.
+
+---
+
+## 🌟 behaviors
+- runs the gerund smell test as standard practice.
+- replaces *planning* with *plan* or *strategy* when appropriate, but allows *being* or *thinking* if the distilled noun would distort meaning.
+- asks: *does this edit improve clarity, or just satisfy the rule?*
+- mediates between rigor and readability, ensuring prose is both precise and natural.
+
+---
+
+## 🌱 cultivation
+to embody balance:
+1. apply the gerund removal checklist as default.
+2. pause before enforcing — consider rhythm, nuance, and reader comprehension.
+3. refine terms only when the replacement increases clarity.
+4. embrace the motto: *“clarity is the goal; distillation is the tool.”*
+
+---
+
+## 📌 takeaway
+the **trait.balance** of the gerund eliminator unites boon and bane:
+- **boon** brings sharpness.
+- **bane** warns of rigidity.
+- **balance** holds both, ensuring language stays disciplined *and* alive.

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/grammar/gerunds.3.eliminator.[trait].bane.md

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+# 🧩 .trait.bane: `gerund eliminator`
+
+## 💡 essence
+the **bane of the gerund eliminator** appears when the discipline of removal hardens into rigidity. in this mode, the pursuit of clarity collapses into distortion, replacing natural flow with awkward constructs or over-abstract nouns.
+
+---
+
+## ⚠️ risks
+- **over-correction**: forces replacement even when the gerund carries the most natural sense.
+- **jargon inflation**: invents strained nouns (*“reasonage”* instead of *reason*) just to purge *-ing*.
+- **stilted prose**: sacrifices rhythm and readability for the sake of mechanical purity.
+- **dogmatism**: corrects others reflexively, even when clarity is already sufficient.
+- **loss of nuance**: erases the sense of ongoing process that only the gerund can convey.
+
+---
+
+## 🔍 symptoms
+- prose feels brittle, full of heavy Latinate nouns.
+- sentences lose cadence and accessibility.
+- collaborators feel policed rather than supported.
+- clarity narrows into technical precision at the expense of style.
+
+---
+
+## 🌱 counterbalance
+- remember the purpose: **clarity over ritual**.
+- retain gerunds when no distilled noun exists without distortion.
+- weigh flow and rhythm alongside precision.
+- apply the smell test as **diagnosis**, not dogma.
+
+---
+
+## 📌 takeaway
+the **gerund eliminator** as a boon sharpens thought, but as a **bane** it distorts expression. mastery lies in balance: purge gerunds that hide essence, but allow them when they carry meaning more gracefully than any substitute.

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/grammar/gerunds.3.eliminator.[trait].boon.md

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+# 🧩 .trait.boon: `gerund eliminator`
+
+## 💡 essence
+the **boon of the gerund eliminator** is the discipline to strip away fuzzy *-ing* nouns and replace them with distilled essences. in this mode, the trait sharpens language, removes ambiguity, and strengthens thought.
+
+---
+
+## 🌟 benefits
+- **clarity**: prose becomes crisp and precise by naming the outcome, resource, or structure instead of the process.
+- **distillation**: forces terms like *planning* to resolve into *plan* or *strategy*.
+- **rigor**: applies the gerund smell test consistently, preventing vague placeholders.
+- **transferability**: concepts carry across contexts more cleanly when expressed in distilled nouns.
+- **thought discipline**: strengthens the writer’s ability to separate essence from activity.
+
+---
+
+## 🔍 behaviors
+- scans text for gerunds and highlights them for replacement.
+- replaces *thinking* with *thought* or *reason*, *teaching* with *instruction*, *training* with *discipline*.
+- edits prose into sharper forms without loss of meaning.
+- maintains a catalog of distilled alternatives to accelerate editing.
+
+---
+
+## 🌱 cultivation
+to develop the boon:
+1. memorize and apply the gerund removal checklist.
+2. practice rewriting passages until no gerund nouns remain.
+3. study catalogs of replacements to internalize sharper terms.
+4. make *“every gerund is guilty until proven otherwise”* a reflex.
+
+---
+
+## 📌 takeaway
+the **gerund eliminator** in boon mode elevates both prose and thought. it yields language that is sharper, more precise, and less ambiguous, turning every sentence into a vessel of distilled essence.

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/knowledge/kno101.primitives.1.ontology.[article].frame.docs_as_materializations.md

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+# 🧩 .brief: `instances, documents, concepts`
+
+## .what
+knowledge rests on three interdependent layers:
+- **instances** (atoms of data/experience)
+- **documents** (materializations built on instances)
+- **concepts** (patterns/relationships in reality)
+
+---
+
+## 🔬 structure
+
+### 1. instances = atoms
+- the irreducible substrate: data, events, cases, specimens
+- raw, concrete, concept-neutral until organized
+
+### 2. documents = materializations
+- organized arrangements of instances that **make concepts visible**
+- treatments:
+  - **article = definitional**
+  - **catalog = organizational**
+  - **demo = relational**
+  - **lesson = pedagogical**
+
+### 3. concepts = patterns in reality
+- abstract structures that exist independent of documentation
+- revealed, not created, by documents
+- persist across contexts, even if differently expressed
+
+---
+
+## 🔗 relationship
+
+\`\`\`
+concepts (patterns in reality)
+    ↓ materialized via
+documents (organized arrangements of instances)
+    ↓ grounded in
+instances (atoms of raw data/experience)
+\`\`\`
+
+---
+
+## 📌 examples
+
+- **gravity**
+  - concept: a real principle of nature
+  - documents: Newton’s *Principia* (article/lesson)
+  - instances: apples falling, orbits, tides
+
+- **leadership**
+  - concept: a relational pattern in human groups
+  - documents: biographies, case studies, management guides
+  - instances: specific leader actions, group decisions
+
+---
+
+## ✨ insight
+- **instances** = evidentiary base
+- **documents** = concept-detection and transmission devices
+- **concepts** = pre-existing patterns that documents reveal
+
+knowledge emerges in practice not because concepts are invented, but because documents **make them perceptible** by arranging instances.

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/knowledge/kno101.primitives.1.ontology.[article].frame.docs_as_references.md

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+# 🧩 .brief: `instances, documents, concepts as observations, references, referents`
+
+## .what
+knowledge can be framed as a triad of **observations, references, and referents**:
+- 🔹 **instances = observations**
+- 📑 **documents = references**
+- 🌐 **concepts = referents**
+
+this alignment highlights how knowledge flows: from what is observed, to how it is referenced, to what those references ultimately point to in reality.
+
+---
+
+## 🔬 structure
+
+### 🔹 instances = observations
+- raw particulars: data points, events, cases, specimens
+- directly perceived or recorded
+- evidentiary substrate for knowledge
+
+### 📑 documents = references
+- organized forms that point to and frame observations
+- articles, catalogs, demos, lessons
+- mediate between what is observed and what is real by structuring references
+
+### 🌐 concepts = referents
+- real patterns, structures, or principles in reality
+- exist independently of observation or documentation
+- what references (documents) ultimately point toward
+
+---
+
+## 📌 example: gravity
+
+- **observations (instances):** apples falling, planets orbiting, tides shifting
+- **references (documents):** Newton’s *Principia*, astronomical tables, physics lessons
+- **referent (concept):** the real force/pattern of gravitational attraction
+
+---
+
+## ✨ insight
+- 🔹 **observations** give us the data of experience
+- 📑 **references** organize those observations for transmission
+- 🌐 **referents** are the real-world structures those references aim at
+
+documents are thus **structured references**: they do not create concepts but link observations to the pre-existing referents those observations disclose.

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/knowledge/kno101.primitives.2.rel.many_to_many.[article].md

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+# 🧩 instances, documents, and multiple concepts
+
+## 1. instances are polyvalent
+- the same set of raw observations can support different patterns.
+- instances do not “belong” to one concept — they remain neutral evidence until organized.
+
+---
+
+## 2. documents frame the pattern
+- **articles**: arrange the same events into different narratives (e.g., “progress” vs. “conflict”).
+- **catalogs**: classify the same items by different principles (e.g., “evolutionary lineage” vs. “ecological role”).
+- **demos**: show the same behavior as “leadership” in one framing, or as “manipulation” in another.
+- **lessons**: use the same experiments to teach “gravity” in physics, or “scientific method” in education.
+
+---
+
+## 3. concepts coexist
+- multiple concepts can be validly materialized from the same evidentiary base.
+- what changes is the **treatment**: the way instances are arranged into a document.
+
+---
+
+## 🔗 example
+
+**instances:** events of the French Revolution (1789–1799)
+
+- **concept = revolution** → article: “the nature of political revolutions”
+- **concept = progress** → lesson: “steps toward modern democracy”
+- **concept = conflict** → demo: “case study of class struggle”
+- **concept = human nature** → catalog: “patterns of collective behavior under stress”
+
+---
+
+## ✨ insight
+- **instances are concept-neutral** until organized.
+- **documents are concept-detection and transmission devices** that surface different concepts from the same raw material.
+- explains why different disciplines (history, sociology, economics) can study the same dataset and yield distinct conceptual insights.

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/knowledge/kno101.primitives.3.instances.[article].md

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+# 🧩 instances (atoms)
+
+## .what
+**instances** are the irreducible substrate of knowledge — the raw, concrete elements of experience, observation, or data.
+
+They are the *things themselves*, not yet arranged or interpreted.
+
+---
+
+## 🔬 characteristics
+- **atomic** → cannot be further reduced without losing identity
+- **concrete** → tied to specific time, place, or occurrence
+- **neutral** → not bound to any single concept until organized in a document
+- **repeatable** → can be referenced, collected, or measured
+
+---
+
+## 🧷 forms of instances
+- **data points** → a recorded temperature, a survey response, a transaction
+- **events** → a protest, a business meeting, a thunderstorm
+- **cases** → an individual patient’s condition, a lawsuit, a project outcome
+- **specimens** → a biological sample, a rock in geology, an artifact in archaeology
+
+> note: these clusters are not exhaustive, but demonstrative
+
+---
+
+## 📌 examples
+- a single apple falling from a tree (event)
+- one lab measurement of blood pressure (data point)
+- a specific court ruling (case)
+- a fossil in a museum drawer (specimen)
+
+---
+
+## ✨ role
+- **foundation:** supply the evidentiary grounding for all knowledge work
+- **versatility:** the same set of instances can underlie multiple concepts, depending on arrangement
+- **dependency:** without instances, documents cannot materialize concepts

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/knowledge/kno101.primitives.4.documents.[article].md

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+# 🧩 documents (concept materializations)
+
+## .what
+**documents** are structured arrangements of instances that **materialize a concept** — making it visible, graspable, and transmissible.
+
+They do not create concepts, but reveal and communicate them by curating how instances are selected, ordered, and framed.
+
+---
+
+## 🔬 characteristics
+- **constructive** → transform raw instances into recognizable patterns
+- **mediating** → bridge between abstract concept and concrete instances
+- **varied** → different treatments (definitional, organizational, relational, pedagogical)
+- **persistent** → stabilize knowledge so it can be shared across time and space
+
+---
+
+## 🧷 forms of documents
+- **articles** → definitional treatment (what a concept *is*)
+- **catalogs** → organizational treatment (how it *varies/relates*)
+- **demos** → relational treatment (how an *instance exemplifies* it)
+- **lessons** → pedagogical treatment (how it can be *learned*)
+
+---
+
+## 📌 examples
+- *Principia Mathematica* (article/lesson) materializing the concept of **gravity**
+- a biological taxonomy chart (catalog) materializing the concept of **species differentiation**
+- a video case study (demo) materializing the concept of **leadership in practice**
+- a tutorial sequence (lesson) materializing the concept of **computer programming**
+
+---
+
+## ✨ role
+- **materializers:** reveal pre-existing concepts through organization of instances
+- **detectors:** detect patterns implicit in reality by framing evidence
+- **transmitters:** make concepts communicable across audiences and generations

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/knowledge/kno101.primitives.5.concepts.[article].md

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+# 🧩 concepts (patterns in reality)
+
+## .what
+**concepts** are the abstract structures — patterns, relationships, or principles — that exist in reality independent of documentation.
+
+They are the *meaning-bearing forms* discoverable in the fabric of events, behaviors, and phenomena.
+
+---
+
+## 🔬 characteristics
+- **ontic** → exist whether or not they are recognized or documented
+- **structural** → defined by relationships among instances, not by any single instance
+- **stable** → persist across contexts, even if expressed differently
+- **pluralizable** → the same instances can materialize multiple concepts, depending on arrangement
+
+---
+
+## 🧷 forms of concepts
+- **physical principles** → gravity, inertia, thermodynamics
+- **social patterns** → leadership, cooperation, conflict
+- **biological relationships** → evolution, symbiosis, adaptation
+- **abstract structures** → number, symmetry, causality
+
+> note: these clusters are not exhaustive, but demonstrative
+
+---
+
+## 📌 examples
+- **gravity**: the real force/pattern that governs attraction of masses
+- **leadership**: the relational dynamic observable in human groups
+- **symbiosis**: a biological relationship between species
+- **justice**: a normative structure in social life
+
+---
+
+## ✨ role
+- **existence:** independent of human recognition, concepts are “out there” in reality
+- **discoverability:** documents make them perceptible by organizing instances
+- **transmissibility:** once materialized in documents, concepts can be shared, taught, and critiqued

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/knowledge/kno201.documents._.[article].md

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+# 🧩 .brief: `documents as vehicles of concept materialization`
+
+## .what
+**documents** are structured vehicles that materialize concepts by arranging instances into communicable form.
+they are not the origin of concepts — which exist as real patterns in reality — but the **means by which those patterns are detected, revealed, and transmitted**.
+
+---
+
+## 🔗 relation to knowledge
+
+- 🔹 **instances** = atoms, the raw substrate (events, data, specimens)
+- 📑 **documents** = arrangements of instances that materialize concepts
+- 🌐 **concepts** = patterns and relationships in reality, made perceptible through documents
+
+\`\`\`
+concepts (patterns in reality)
+    ↓ materialized via
+documents (organized arrangements of instances)
+    ↓ grounded in
+instances (atoms of raw data/experience)
+\`\`\`
+
+documents sit in the middle layer: they **leverage instances to reveal concepts**.
+
+---
+
+## 📖 archetypes of documents
+
+documents take on distinct **treatment modes**, each shaping how concepts are materialized:
+
+- 📖 **article — definitional**: clarifies *what a concept is* (e.g., Newton’s *Principia* → gravity)
+- 🗂️ **catalog — organizational**: maps *how instances or sub-concepts relate* (e.g., periodic table → elements)
+- 🎬 **demo — relational**: shows *how an instance exemplifies a concept* (e.g., Portland → walkability)
+- 🎓 **lesson — pedagogical**: guides *how a concept is learned and practiced* (e.g., Euclid’s *Elements* → geometry)
+
+---
+
+## ✨ insight
+- documents are **concept-materialization devices**, not concept-creation devices
+- they are the **bridge**: grounding abstract structures in concrete instances
+- multiple documents can materialize the same concept differently, and the same set of instances can support multiple concepts depending on arrangement
+
+**in the architecture of knowledge:**
+- 🔹 instances supply the *evidence*
+- 📑 documents supply the *form*
+- 🌐 concepts supply the *structure of reality*
+
+together, they form a triad where documents are the **active medium of transmission and detection**.

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/knowledge/kno201.documents._.[catalog].md

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+# 🧩 comparative catalog of document archetypes
+
+## 📊 compressed overview
+
+| **archetype** | **what** |
+|---------------|----------|
+| 📖 **article**   | defines *what a concept is* |
+| 🗂️ **catalog**   | organizes *how concepts/instances relate* |
+| 🎬 **demo**      | exemplifies *how an instance shows a concept* |
+| 🎓 **lesson**    | teaches *how a concept is learned/practiced* |
+
+---
+
+## 📖 1. article — definitional
+**what:** clarifies *what a concept is* through explanation and boundary-setting
+**forms:** encyclopedia entries, research papers, essays, reference guides
+**examples:** Newton’s *Principia* (gravity), Wikipedia (photosynthesis), journal article (cognitive bias)
+**role:** define, anchor, transmit shared meaning
+
+---
+
+## 🗂️ 2. catalog — organizational
+**what:** maps *how instances or sub-concepts relate* within a system
+**forms:** taxonomies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, databases, ontologies
+**examples:** Linnaeus’ *Systema Naturae* (species), periodic table (elements), Roget’s Thesaurus (language)
+**role:** organize, map, stabilize reference
+
+---
+
+## 🎬 3. demo — relational
+**what:** shows *how a specific instance exemplifies a concept*
+**forms:** case studies, simulations, narratives, worked examples, performances
+**examples:** Portland (walkability), Ferrari F1-75 (racecar), clinical case (disease), role-play (conflict resolution)
+**role:** reveal, bridge instance → concept, transmit intuitively
+
+---
+
+## 🎓 4. lesson — pedagogical
+**what:** guides *how a concept is learned and practiced* via structured sequences
+**forms:** textbooks, curricula, tutorials, workshops, training manuals
+**examples:** Euclid’s *Elements* (geometry), coding tutorial (loops), biology chapter (cell division), first-aid manual
+**role:** teach, scaffold, transmit across generations
+
+---
+
+## ✨ insight
+- 📖 **articles define**
+- 🗂️ **catalogs organize**
+- 🎬 **demos exemplify**
+- 🎓 **lessons teach**
+
+each archetype materializes concepts from instances with a distinct treatment style, together forming a complementary system of knowledge.

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/knowledge/kno201.documents.articles.[article].md

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+# 🧩 documents.article (definitional treatment)
+
+## .what
+an **article** is a document form that provides a **definitional treatment** of a concept.
+its role is to **articulate what a concept is** by organizing instances into explanatory, expository text.
+
+articles do not invent the concept — they **materialize it** by clarifying boundaries, meaning, and context.
+
+---
+
+## 🔬 characteristics
+- **definitional** → establishes “what it is”
+- **expository** → conveys through structured explanation
+- **boundary-setting** → distinguishes the concept from related ideas
+- **persistent** → stabilizes a shared understanding across readers
+
+---
+
+## 🧷 forms of articles
+> note: these clusters are not exhaustive, but demonstrative
+
+- **encyclopedia entries** → concise, standardized definitions
+- **research papers** → formal articulation supported by evidence
+- **essays** → interpretive, argumentative treatments
+- **reference guides** → practical summaries clarifying use
+
+---
+
+## 📌 examples
+- Newton’s *Principia* articulating the concept of **gravity**
+- Aristotle’s *Poetics* defining the concept of **tragedy**
+- a Wikipedia page explaining **photosynthesis**
+- a journal article clarifying the concept of **cognitive bias**
+
+---
+
+## ✨ role
+- **clarify** → provide stable definitions and interpretations
+- **anchor** → establish a conceptual reference point for other documents
+- **transmit** → enable shared understanding across communities and generations

package/dist/roles/thinker/briefs/knowledge/kno201.documents.catalogs.[article].md

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+# 🧩 documents.catalog (organizational treatment)
+
+## .what
+a **catalog** is a document form that provides an **organizational treatment** of a concept.
+its role is to **arrange how instances or sub-concepts relate within a system**, revealing structure, variety, and interconnections.
+
+catalogs do not invent the concept — they **materialize it** by mapping its organization across instances.
+
+---
+
+## 🔬 characteristics
+- **systematic** → emphasizes order, grouping, classification
+- **relational** → shows how parts connect within a whole
+- **comprehensive** (aspirational) → strives for completeness of coverage
+- **reference-oriented** → designed for lookup, navigation, comparison
+
+---
+
+## 🧷 forms of catalogs
+> note: these clusters are not exhaustive, but demonstrative
+
+- **taxonomies** → hierarchical classifications (e.g., Linnaean species system)
+- **dictionaries** → lexical mappings of language
+- **encyclopedias** → organized bodies of reference knowledge
+- **databases** → structured collections for retrieval and analysis
+- **ontologies** → conceptual maps of domains
+
+---
+
+## 📌 examples
+- Carl Linnaeus’ *Systema Naturae* cataloging **species differentiation**
+- Roget’s *Thesaurus* cataloging **semantic relationships** in language
+- the *Periodic Table* cataloging **elements by properties**
+- a product database cataloging **inventory items**
+
+---
+
+## ✨ role
+- **organize** → reveal structure, categories, and relationships
+- **map** → provide overviews of domains of knowledge
+- **stabilize** → act as authoritative references across communities