Muses holding hands with Hermes
Following the reasoning that we have outlined so far, (dis)consideration means both taking into account multiple factors, as well as grounding, and care. A conclusion that is reached, a pondering.
The etymology of the term here will help us greatly: consideration descends from the Latin verb cōnsīderātiō. Let us see: cōnsīderō: con- (prefix: cum, "with; along") + sīder- (sīdus, "star; constellation").
It means: to examine, to weigh, to contemplate; to keep in mind, to bear in mind; to look upon, to think of somebody as; to provide for; to take into account.
Interesting: to provide for… Fascinating.
The prefix form of the preposition cum ("with"), i.e., con-, was used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together, and it was also used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, thus giving intensity to the signification of the simple word.
Another dictionary states: to look at closely, regard attentively, inspect, examine, survey; to ponder maturely, reflect upon, contemplate, meditate; to take care.
The second part – sīdus, sīderis – stems from ancient Greek σίδηρος (sídēros). Some derive this from Proto-Indo-European *sweid-, whence Latin sūdor, Greek ἱδρώς (hidrṓs), English sweat.
Another dictionary provides: a group of stars, constellation, heavenly body; a heavenly body, star, group of stars, constellation; the sky, heaven; fig., of celebrity or prosperity, the heavens, stars, heights; a star, light, beauty, glory; an ornament, pride, glory; a season; climate, weather; regions; grave, storm; in astrology: a star, planet, destiny.
Yet another dictionary claims: stars united in a figure, a group of stars, a constellation; a heavenly body, a star; the sky, the heavens; as the summit or height of fame, fortune, success; night; as a comparison for anything bright, brilliant, shining, beautiful; ornament, pride, glory; as a term of endearment, "my star"; season of the year; climate, weather; with allusion to the influence which the ancients believed the constellations to have upon the health or the destiny of men, star, destiny.
If we take that term as a synecdoche of (the) cosmos, we will come to a fascinating conclusion. Before, however, let us look at synecdoche: from Greek συνεκδοχή (synekdochē), "simultaneous understanding", from the verb ἐκδέχομαι ("to take or receive from another", δέχομαι "to receive"), συνεκ-δοχή ("understanding one thing with another", hence in rhetoric: synecdoche: "an indirect mode of expression, when the whole is put for a part").
We could as well label it a metonymy, there is not enough difference there for it to matter.
To take into consideration is therefore to complete, to perfect the "to provide for" by taking (the other) into account.
What have we reached here? What have we figured out?
We return to the point where the cosmos is formed by what forms it. To consider is to be considered. To be considered it is necessary to consider.
And if we are cum sidera, with the stars, then we are in the cosmos. It is impossible not to be part of it. Heliocentrism is here to stay. But heliocentrism means precisely putting the stars in the centre, since the Sun is first of all a star.
To be considered, or to consider, amounts to becoming cosmic. Thus, everything that concerns one, concerns the cosmos. Obviously there is a concern threshold, but this does not make the situation any less cosmic just because it has not been able to overcome the manifestation threshold. It just didn't manifest (itself (as such)).
(I hope whoever reads this entry understands the reference made in the heading.)