Ideology
Ideology was the philosophical study of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group.

In 2367, Mirasta Yale explained to Jean-Luc Picard and Deanna Troi that, while they were investigating Riker's last known location, ideology was based on the assumption that the Malcorian was a supreme lifeform, and their world was the center of the universe. ()

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Philosophy