Syntactic Faculties

The Syntactic Faculties are named faculties in the mathic world associated with a syntactic, Procian‑leaning tradition. In reference accounts, the ancient current called the Sphenics is described as a forerunner of Saunt Proc, the Syntactic Faculties, and the Procians, situating these faculties within a long intellectual lineage that favors syntax in metatheorics and argument.

In practice the phrase denotes faculty‑level divisions at certain concents, not a single order. The clearest named example is the Syntactic Faculty of the Concent of Saunt Muncoster, treated in summaries as a source lineage from which various orders trace descent. By name and emphasis these faculties are historically linked to Saunt Proc and to the order of the Procians.

These faculties are commonly contrasted with “Semantic” faculties that emphasize meanings and aboutness; an illustrative counterpart is the Semantic Faculty of the Concent of Saunt Muncoster. Contemporary discussions often frame disagreements about whether apparent “aboutness” in thought and language reduces to formal symbol manipulation or signals something irreducible beyond syntax.

As used in current accounts, “Syntactic Faculties” functions as a historical and organizational label. It marks a lineage and emphasis shared across multiple places, rather than prescribing a uniform structure, doctrine, or membership. Specific present‑day administration and rosters are not described in the material available so far.