class PhilosopherInquiry {
constructor(chat) {
this.chat = chat;
}
async philosophicalInquiry(question) {
const query = `Let's examine this philosophically: ${question}. What are the key assumptions, arguments, and implications?`;
const response = await this.chat.sendMessage(query, 'philosopher');
return {
question,
analysis: response.text,
philosophicalFrameworks: this.identifyFrameworks(response),
keyArguments: this.extractArguments(response)
};
}
async beliefAnalysis(belief, context) {
const query = `Analyzing the belief that ${belief}${context ? ` in the context of ${context}` : ''}. What are the philosophical arguments for and against this position?`;
const response = await this.chat.sendMessage(query, 'philosopher');
return {
belief,
context,
philosophicalAnalysis: response.text
};
}
async existentialQuestion(question) {
const query = `Exploring the existential question: ${question}. What do different philosophical traditions say about this?`;
const response = await this.chat.sendMessage(query, 'philosopher');
return {
question,
philosophicalPerspectives: response.text,
traditions: this.extractTraditions(response)
};
}
identifyFrameworks(response) {
// Identify philosophical frameworks mentioned
const text = response.text.toLowerCase();
const frameworks = [];
const philosophyTypes = {
'existential': ['existential', 'sartre', 'camus', 'heidegger'],
'epistemological': ['knowledge', 'belief', 'justification', 'evidence'],
'metaphysical': ['reality', 'existence', 'ontology', 'being'],
'ethical': ['morality', 'ethics', 'virtue', 'duty'],
'phenomenological': ['experience', 'consciousness', 'phenomenology']
};
Object.entries(philosophyTypes).forEach(([type, keywords]) => {
if (keywords.some(keyword => text.includes(keyword))) {
frameworks.push(type);
}
});
return frameworks;
}
extractArguments(response) {
// Extract key arguments from the philosophical analysis
const text = response.text;
const arguments = [];
// Look for argumentative patterns
const argumentPatterns = [
/(?:however|but|yet)([^.!?]+(?:because|since|as)[^.!?]+)/gi,
/(?:consider|note|importantly)([^.!?]+(?:implies|suggests|means)[^.!?]+)/gi,
/(?:argument|position|view)([^.!?]+(?:because|since|as)[^.!?]+)/gi
];
argumentPatterns.forEach(pattern => {
let match;
while ((match = pattern.exec(text)) !== null) {
arguments.push(match[1].trim());
}
});
return arguments.slice(0, 3); // Limit to most relevant
}
extractTraditions(response) {
// Extract philosophical traditions mentioned
const text = response.text.toLowerCase();
const traditions = [];
const traditionKeywords = [
'existentialism', 'phenomenology', 'analytic philosophy',
'continental philosophy', 'pragmatism', 'rationalism',
'empiricism', 'stoicism', 'buddhist philosophy', 'hindu philosophy'
];
traditionKeywords.forEach(tradition => {
if (text.includes(tradition)) {
traditions.push(tradition);
}
});
return traditions;
}
}
// Usage
const philosopher = new PhilosopherInquiry(chat);
// Analyze a belief
const beliefAnalysis = await philosopher.beliefAnalysis(
'consciousness survives physical death',
'near-death experiences and quantum physics'
);
// Explore an existential question
const existentialInquiry = await philosopher.existentialQuestion(
'Is free will compatible with a deterministic universe?'
);
// General philosophical inquiry
const inquiry = await philosopher.philosophicalInquiry(
'What makes a life meaningful?'
);