Worldview
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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
- religion: any of a large number of mystically-oriented ideologies
- ideologies: particular organized sets of beliefs about reality
- Types (these may overlap each other in places)
- empirical: worldviews primarily valuing observation and analysis, aka reality-based thinking
- evidence-based thinking
- science: a worldview which values observation and rational analysis
- mystical: worldviews primarily valuing reflection and intuition
- postmodernism: a worldview which asserts that reality is a social construct
- 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:
- faith-based thinking: reality is what the interpreters of scripture say it is
- moralism, aka morality-based thinking: good and evil are defined as adherence to or departure from a predetermined set of rules
- Straussianism: argues for "wise rulers" to make the ultimate decisions, free from the need to please the masses
- narrative-based thinking: the view that public perception is the only reality that matters
- Straussianism: argues for "wise rulers" to conceal information and manipulate public perception in order to gain popular support for their actions
- empirical: worldviews primarily valuing observation and analysis, aka reality-based thinking
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?