Baum Concepts · Mind, Knowledge & Character

Heart

A recurring Oz concept associated with love, kindness, pity, and feeling, later refined through the Tin Woodman’s distinction between a Kind Heart and a Loving Heart.

Canonical record

Concept classification

Concept ID: concept-0028
Knowledge ID: CON-0028
Category: Mind, Knowledge & Character
Terminology: Explicit Baum term
Audit: Passes 1–10

Baum terminology

Terms and normalization

heart · hearts

Provenance

How to read this Concept

Baum explicit, character stance, corpus demonstrated, Library synthesis, and scholarly interpretation remain distinct.

Editorial rule: Do not present a recurring pattern, synthesis, or inferred moral as 'Baum's moral' unless Baum explicitly states it. Identify it as a recurring pattern, Concept cluster, moral problem, or Library synthesis, with supporting evidence and exceptions.

Concept clusters

Related exploration clusters

Heart, Love & Kindness