Loading the atlas
Loading the atlas
The knowledge universe
Every edge is an explicit, attributed relationship with a recorded rationale. Direction matters. Colour is paired with labels, dashes, and a text alternative.
Theses
44
Edges
51
Domains
9
Artificially intelligent systems can have moral status.
If current artificial systems cannot be conscious, the case for their moral status is substantially weaker.
Progressive, not total
The map shows the current corpus, not an unbounded universe. In production, the graph loads neighbourhoods and expands on request.
Relationships are claims
Each edge records type, rationale, confidence, provenance, and verification status. An edge is not asserted as objectively true merely because it is drawn.
Always a non-graph route
Thesis pages, subject lists, and the text alternative below the map cover every navigation function. The graph is an instrument, not a toll gate.
Relationship grammar
Evidence against a thesis is not always a logical contradiction. A supporting thesis need not entail what it supports. The model keeps these distinctions explicit so that inference and evidence are not silently conflated.
| Relationship | Direction | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Supports The source thesis provides a reason to accept the target thesis. | Directed | 3 |
| Contradicts The theses cannot both be true under their stated assumptions. | Symmetric | 3 |
| Entails The source thesis logically implies the target thesis. | Directed | 0 |
| Depends on Acceptance of the source thesis relies on the target thesis or one of its assumptions. | Directed |
| 3 |
| Refines The source thesis makes a broader thesis more precise or introduces necessary qualifications. | Directed | 1 |
| Generalizes The source thesis extends a narrower thesis to a broader domain. | Directed | 0 |
| Alternative to The theses offer competing explanations or mutually exclusive possibilities. | Symmetric | 1 |
| Related to A meaningful conceptual connection exists without a stronger established relationship. | Symmetric | 23 |
| Derived from The thesis was developed from a predecessor, argument, or conceptual framework. | Directed | 0 |
| Challenges The thesis questions an assumption, argument, or evidential basis of another thesis. | Directed | 5 |
| Provides evidence for An empirical finding or observation bears positively on another thesis. | Directed | 10 |
| Provides evidence against An empirical finding or observation weighs against another thesis. | Directed | 2 |
Integrity rules