First Principles

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, First Principles has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Diary Of A CEO (Dec 2025). Referenced as an approach to thinking about systems and problems (mentioned by host and linked to systems thinking).

In philosophy and science, a first principle is a basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption. First principles in philosophy are from first cause attitudes and taught by Aristotelians, and nuanced versions of first principles are referred to as postulates by Kantians.