Worldview

About

A worldview is a style or manner of thinking about reality. A single worldview may include multiple ideologies.

Delineation

• Subsets:
  • ideologies: particular organized sets of beliefs about reality
    • religion: any of a large number of mystically-oriented ideologies
      • (list of religions can go here)
    • science: a particular ideology which values observation and rational analysis
    • postmodernism: a quasi-ideology which asserts that reality is a social construct
• Types (these may overlap each other in places)
  • empirical: worldviews primarily valuing observation and analysis, aka reality-based thinking
    • science: a worldview which values observation and rational analysis
    • postmodernism: a worldview which asserts that reality is a social construct
  • mystical: worldviews primarily valuing reflection and intuition
    • religion: any of a large number of mystically-oriented ideologies
    • Straussianism: argues for "esoteric" writing, "that is, with multiple or layered meanings, often disguised within irony or paradox, obscure references, even deliberate self-contradiction" [W]
  • hierarchical:
    • moralism, aka morality-based thinking
    • Straussianism: argues for "wise rulers" to make the ultimate decisions, free from the need to please the masses
  • perceptivist: the view that public perception is the only reality that matters, aka perception-based thinking
    • Straussianism: argues for "wise rulers" to conceal information and manipulate public perception in order to gain popular support for their actions
      • neoconservatism

Related

• quantifying political ideologies.
• Worldviews category

Inquiry

...and how does "philosophy" (as in "3 a : a system of philosophical concepts b : a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought <the philosophy of war>; 4 a : the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group" m-w.com) fit in with this scheme?

Reference

• Wikipedia