igaühes

Igaühes is a fictional term used in speculative philosophy and worldbuilding to describe a hypothetical mode of collective agency in which a group acts and reasons as a single agent, while its individual members retain personal identities. The term is presented as deriving from Estonian roots iga "each" and ühes "one," intended to evoke the sense of "each as one." Core to the idea is the notion of a group possessing a unified intentionality, alongside distributed agency, where responsibility and decision-making are shared across members, rather than residing in a single leader. It also encompasses emergent selfhood, in which collective processes generate a sense of identity that transcends any individual.

In theoretical discussions and speculative fiction, igaühes is used to explore questions of autonomy, accountability, and legitimacy in collectives such as communities, organizations, or intelligent systems. Proponents argue that the concept helps distinguish between what a group can will as a whole and what individuals can will separately, clarifying debates about governance and rights. Critics caution that asserting a single collective will can obscure unequal influence, dilute responsibility, and oversimplify plural perspectives.

There is no formal consensus on a canonical definition; igaühes is a neologism employed in particular texts and thought experiments. It remains primarily a tool for worldbuilders and philosophers to probe the tensions between individuality and collectivity.