Ontological Pluralism |
I. Monism-pluralism hybrid |
1. Philosopher | chant: “one is many, many is one”
2. Monist | chant: “one reality, one truth”
3. Pluralist | chant: “multiple realities, multiple truths”
II. Dualism-non-dualism hybrid |
4. Spiritual Seeker | chant: “duality is unity”
5. Dualist | chant: “two sides, two truths”
6. Non-dualist | chant: “one side, one truth”
III. Reductionism-holism hybrid |
7. Scientist | chant: “reduce to understand, understand to see the whole”
8. Reductionist | chant: “break it down, find the parts”
9. Holist | chant: “see the whole, understand the parts”
IV. Essentialism-non-essentialism hybrid |
10. Social Justice Activist | chant: “essence can change, change can be essence”
11. Essentialist | chant: “inherent properties define us”
12. Non-essentialist | chant: “our properties can be changed”
V. Absolutism-relativism hybrid |
13. Diplomat | chant: “absolute principles, relative truths”
14. Absolutist | chant: “universal truths guide us”
15. Relativist | chant: “truths vary by perspective”
VI. Objectivism-subjectivism hybrid |
16. Artist | chant: “objective reality, subjective perception”
17. Objectivist | chant: “reality exists independently of us”
18. Subjectivist | chant: “our perception shapes reality”
VII. Rationalism-empiricism hybrid |
19. Thinker | chant: “reason and experience, both key”
20. Rationalist | chant: “reason is primary”
21. Empiricist | chant: “experience is primary”
VIII. Individualism-collectivism hybrid |
22. Individual | chant: “I am unique, I am whole”
23. Individualist | chant: “the individual is paramount”
24. Collectivist | chant: “the group is paramount”
IX. Naturalism-supernaturalism hybrid |
25. Naturalist | chant: “nature is all there is”
26. Supernaturalist | chant: “there is more beyond nature”
X. Determinism-indeterminism hybrid |
27. Determinist | chant: “cause and effect rule all”
28. Indeterminist | chant: “chance and free will exist”
XI. Idealism-realism hybrid |
29. Idealist | chant: “thoughts shape reality”
30. Realist | chant: “reality exists independently”
XII. Nomothetic-idiographic dichotomy hybrid |
31. Generalist | chant: “laws