The five fingers are my anatomy of planetarity: Metabolics, Expanse, Multitude and Technosphere, with Mahayanics as the thumb that gives the hand its grasp. Think of anatomy as the engineering analog of ontology. Philosophical engineering needs a body to work on.
How the word moved
I introduced the hand in October 2025, in the first part of PAPE, as what the planet needs if we're going to make it hang together. In February 2026 I recalled it as the future shape of planetary apprehension. It's a lovely hand. I just haven't used it much since.
In my words
"think of anatomy as the engineering analog of ontology"
from Bhumics: Planetarity as Philosophical Engineering (PAPE), Part 1, 23 Oct 2025
Related
- Related Metabolics - It's the first finger.
- Related Expanse - It's the second finger.
- Related Multitude - It's the third finger.
- Related Technosphere - It's the fourth finger.
- Related Mahayanics - Mahayanics is the thumb.
- Related Philosophical Engineering - This is the anatomy philosophical engineering needs.
Still open
I promised to write about the fingers extensively over the following months. The Syllabus ended up organized around governance, time and space instead, and I don't know yet whether the hand comes back.