Semantic Universes
Semantic Universes Words, Logos, and the Architecture of Meaning Across Philosophy, Psychology, and Theology I. What Is a Semantic Universe? A Semantic Universe is the total meaning-space generated by a word, a system of words, or the Logos as a whole . It is not merely a collection of definitions, but a living domain in which meanings exist, interact, expand, overlap, and transform. In this framework: A word is not a label. A concept is not static. Meaning is not finite. Instead, meaning behaves like a world —with geography, depth, currents, forces, histories, and futures. The integrated “Words-as” theories together reveal this structure with unusual clarity: Words-as-Sets → meaning as total semantic membership Words-as-Fields → meaning as influence and force Words-as-Oceans → meaning as depth and immersion Words-as-Functions → meaning as transformation and effect Words-as-Infinities → meaning as inexhaustible and ontological A Semantic Universe is...