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==Overview==
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{{seed}}[[Category:Concepts]]A rough attempt to delineate the difference between [[worldview]] and other related concepts:
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* [[worldview]]s: different styles of thinking about reality
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==About==
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A [[worldview]] is a style or manner of thinking about reality. A single worldview may include multiple [[ideologies]].
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==Delineation==
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* '''Subsets''':
 
** [[ideologies]]: particular organized sets of beliefs about reality
 
** [[ideologies]]: particular organized sets of beliefs about reality
 
*** [[religion]]: any of a large number of [[mystical]]ly-oriented ideologies
 
*** [[religion]]: any of a large number of [[mystical]]ly-oriented ideologies
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*** [[science]]: a particular ideology which values observation and rational analysis
 
*** [[science]]: a particular ideology which values observation and rational analysis
 
*** [[postmodernism]]: a quasi-ideology which asserts that reality is a social construct
 
*** [[postmodernism]]: a quasi-ideology which asserts that reality is a social construct
 
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* '''Types''' (these may overlap each other in places)
...or should it be:
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** '''empirical''': worldviews primarily valuing observation and analysis, aka [[reality-based thinking]]
 
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*** [[evidence-based thinking]]
* [[worldview]]s: different styles of thinking about reality
 
** '''empirical''': worldviews primarily valuing observation and analysis
 
 
*** [[science]]: a worldview which values observation and rational analysis
 
*** [[science]]: a worldview which values observation and rational analysis
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** '''[[mystical]]''': worldviews primarily valuing reflection and intuition
 
*** [[postmodernism]]: a worldview which asserts that reality is a social construct
 
*** [[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 [[mystical]]ly-oriented ideologies
 
*** [[religion]]: any of a large number of [[mystical]]ly-oriented ideologies
**** (list of religions can go here)
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*** [[Straussianism]]: argues for "esoteric" writing, "that is, with multiple or layered meanings, often disguised within irony or paradox, obscure references, even deliberate self-contradiction" {{wp/cite|Leo Strauss}}
 
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** '''[[control-based thinking]]''': the view that public perception is the only reality that matters
...or does "postmodernism" belong under mystical, since most of the "analysis" is more intuitive than logical? Perhaps this is really a multi-dimensional spectrum, as in [[quantifying political ideologies]].
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*** [[faith-based thinking]]: reality is what the interpreters of [[scripture]] say it is
 
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*** [[moralism]], aka [[morality-based thinking]]: good and evil are defined as adherence to or departure from a predetermined [[moral code|set of rules]]
...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
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*** [[Straussianism]]: argues for "wise rulers" to conceal information and manipulate public perception in order to gain popular support for their actions
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**** [[neoconservatism]]
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==Related==
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* [[quantifying political ideologies]].
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* [[:Category:Worldviews|Worldviews]] category
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==Inquiry==
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...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 &lt;the philosophy of war&gt;; 4 a : the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group"'' [http://m-w.com/dictionary/philosophy m-w.com]) fit in with this scheme?
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==Reference==
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* {{wikipedia}}

Latest revision as of 02:03, 16 December 2014

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)

Related

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