Term

Worldview

Definition

- the whole of an individual’s or society’s opinions and conceptions about the world, humans, life and the position of human beings in that world - directs and orientates our life, including our cognitive and practical activities, as well as our self-awareness - defines our ideals, our value system, and our lifestyle

Term

Methodology

Definition

- a system of reasoning - the ideas and rules that guide humans to research, build, select, and apply the most suitable methods in both perception and practice

Term

Dialectic; Dialectical; Dialectics

Definition

- regular and mutual relationships, interactions, transformations, motions, and developments of things, phenomena, and processes in nature, society and human thought