# Philosophy and Philosophers§

My index of philosophical concepts, theories and thinkers, structured using the nine categories of The Interrogative Rulebook taken from [The Train Has Many Compartments](../../articles/2026/08/the-train-has-many-compartments/index.html).

Items are organized as a lightweight timeline within each cluster.

## 1. Knowledge (Epistemology)§

## 2. Ontology§

## 3. Cosmology§

## 4. Destination, Nirvana and Moksha§

## 5. Theology§

## 6. Self§

## 7. Agency, Free Will and Determinism§

## 8. Psychology, Ethics and Morality§

• - Volitional Ambivalence, 20th Century
• - Harry Frankfurt's First and Second Order Desires, 1971 ["Frankfurt H.G. (1971). Freedom of the Will and the Concept of a Person. The Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 68, No. 1 (Jan. 14, 1971), pp. 5-20"](http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~schopra/Persons/Frankfurt.pdf)

## 9. Society & Interpersonal Responsibility§

• - **Author**: Dwij Bavisi <<dwij.bavisi@crabwire.net>>
• - **Published**: October 21, 2026, Project bloatware
• - **Conceived**: October 21, 2026