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pansophy

/ˈpænsəfi/
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Other forms: pansophies

Pansophy is a concept that means "universal knowledge" or "all-encompassing wisdom." It usually refers to a hypothetical educational philosophy that aims to teach everything that is knowable.

The word pansophy comes from the Greek roots pan-, meaning "all," and sophia, meaning "wisdom." The term was popularized by the 17th-century Czech philosopher and educator John Amos Comenius, who sought to create a unified system of organizing and presenting all human knowledge. Comenius believed that all fields of knowledge — science, spirituality, philosophy, etc. — could be united into a coherent pansophy, ultimately achieving universal peace and harmony. In essence, the pursuit of pansophy is the quest for a complete and integrated understanding of everything.

Definitions of pansophy
  1. noun
    a system or scheme of encyclopedic knowledge that covers everything that is known
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