koinos kosmos

(idea) by sgoldgaber (5.2 d) Tue Feb 19 2002 at 21:24:08
From the Greek, meaning shared reality, universal order, or ultimate truth.
Its opposite is idios kosmos. A related concept is Logos.

These concepts are key to Philip K. Dick's understanding of schizophrenia.
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