20th March 2004 | Draft
Dancing on Terra -- with Terror
Disciplines reframing terrifying relationships
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Introduction
Since the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, the response has been framed
in strictly binary logic: " You are either with us, or you are against
us". All governments and peoples of the world are urged to engage in the
"war against terrorism" -- in defence of the highest values of civilization.
The focus of this war, and any response to further attacks, is on how to stop
terrorists. Stopping terrorists is framed as a question of capturing any who
may be suspect (whatever the evidence), incarcerating them (without trial),
or killing them (whether in military action or through covert assassination).
The resources devoted to remedy the impoverishment and injustice, which many
recognize as a breeding ground for terrorists, have diminished at a rate commensurate
with the increase in resources allocated to "security", whether in
the form of military equipment, surveillance, or the associated personnel. Very
little effort is made, or called for -- by the media, politicians or engaged
groups -- to look beyond the immediate action of terrorists to address the conditions
that give rise to them. The focus of conceptual and financial resources is on
proximate causes of violence and not on the contextual causes which willl continue
to ensure that new terrorists emerge.
The following explores the possibility that many disciplines, representing
the core intellectual achievement of modern civilization, have developed conceptual
approaches that reframe the crude simplicity of the current focus on proximate
causes of terrifying relationships. The concern here is to enlarge the framework
within which the relationship with terror can be addressed. The argument is
that despite the level of resources allocated to the "war against terror",
it is other subtler approaches that have vital insights to offer -- and may
in the end prove the key to the challenge. As with the "war on drugs",
and other "wars", the track record suggests that the "war on
terror" will continue for many decades -- as repeatedly predicted by Donald
Rumsfeld, in comparing it to the Cold War [more].
This exploration follows from early explorations, notably Transforming
the Encounter with Terrorism (2002), Ways
of Thinking, Perception and Analysis: 911+ Questions in Seeking UnCommon Ground
(2001); Discovering
Richer Patterns of Comprehension to Reframe Polarization (1998); and
Planetary Challenge
of 12-fold Strategic Marriage (2003)
Method
The approach taken here is to identify from a systematic set of disciplines,
collected in association with the work on the Encyclopedia of World Problems
and Human Potential, those that sugget alternative ways of thinking about
relationships -- and especially those that terrify. These are clustered according
to a classification currently used for that publication, and for the Yearbook
of International Organizations, as explained in Functional
Classification in an Integrative Matrix of Human Preoccupations (1982).
Checklist
The following 1,275 "disciplines" are clustered into the cells of
the Integrative Matrix of Human
Preoccupations denoted by the code following each cluster title (eg "Plant
life" below is equivalent to cell "12" in the matrix).
Fundamental Sciences (W000)
stereology, homology, metamathematics, topology, biomathematics, geometrodynamics,
ethnomathematics, mathematics, statistics, physics, molecular*physics, microphysics,
macrophysics, molecular*dynamics, kinematics, mechanics, statics, tribology,
tribophysics, dynamics, ballistics, kinetics, gyroscopics, barology, barodynamics,
analytics |
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(W001)
electromagnetics, magnetohydrodynamics, electrodynamics, magnetostatics,
roentgenology, chromatology, chromatics, photophysics, photics, optics,
colorimetrics, dioptrics, optoelectronics, photonics, electrooptics, spectrology,
atomistics, nanoscience, nanotechnology, atomic*physics, nano*technology,
radiophysics, nuclear*sciences, nuclear*physics, atomics, nuclear*science,
atomic*science, molecular*sciences, molecular*science |
?? |
(W002)
cryology, thermology, cryogenics, thermophysics, thermodynamics |
?? |
(W003)
aerodynamics, aerophysics, aeromechanics, aerothermodynamics, aerostatics |
?? |
(W004)
radioacoustics, microphonics, bioacoustics, electroacoustics, catacoustics,
phonocamptics, audioacoustics, cataphonics, sonics, diacoustics, harmonics,
acoustics, vibroacoustics, ultrasonics |
?? |
(W005)
fluidics, hydromechanics, rheology, hydroinformatics, hydrodynamics, hydrostatics,
hydraulics, hydrokinetics |
?? |
(W006)
electrokinetics, dielectrics, thermionics, electrophysics, photovoltaics,
electrostatics |
?? |
Chemistry (W007)
chemical*science, ionics, chemical*sciences, chemometrics, pyrodynamics |
?? |
(W008)
aromatics, organics |
?? |
Solid State (W009)
leptonology, leptology |
?? |
(W011)
heliology, areology, lunology, uranology, astrodynamics, astrolithology,
astroscience, cosmology, bioastronautics, astrobiology, cosmochronology,
planetary*sciences, astrotechnology, planetary*science, astrophysics, selenology,
planetology, universology, cometology |
?? |
Meteorology (W033)
ombrology, hygrology, aerology, radiometeorology, astrometeorology, meteorology,
atmospherics, superaerodynamics, agrometeorology, anemology, hydrometeorology,
mesometeorology, micrometeorology, brontology, nephology, hyetology, hydro*meteorology |
?? |
Climatology (W043)
agroclimatology, paleoclimatology, bioclimatology, microclimatology, climatology |
?? |
Arid Zones (W044)
eremology |
?? |
Tropical Zones (W045)
tropics, subtropics |
?? |
Oceanography (W053)
tidology, oceanology |
?? |
Hydrology (W063)
limnology, fluviology, hydrogeology, hydrology, paleohydrology |
?? |
Water (W064)
aquatics |
?? |
Rivers and Lakes (W065)
potamology |
?? |
Geophysics (W073)
geotechnology, geomathematics, geoscience, geomechanics, geosciences, geophysics,
geodynamics |
?? |
Geology (W081)
geology, terramechanics, limnogeology, tectonophysics, geohydrology, photogeology,
earth*science, speleology, geomorphology, geotechnics, lithology, geotectology,
petrology, glaciology, aerogeology, geomatics, paleology, aerolitics, agrogeology,
paleogeomorphology, paleogeology, tectology, sedimentology, meteoritics,
geothermics, tectonics, geopathology, biospeleology, lithoidology, earth*sciences,
aerolithology |
?? |
Seismology (W082)
helioseismology, seismology, engysseismology, teleseismology, volcanology,
vulcanology, microseismology |
?? |
Mountains (W084)
orology, oreology |
?? |
Soil (W085)
pedology, paleopedology, micromeritics, cryopedology |
?? |
Minerals (W091)
oryctology |
?? |
Precious Stones (W093)
gemmology, gemology |
?? |
Biosciences (W11)
life*science, bioscience, life*sciences, sciences*biologiques, biosciences,
biological*sciences, biological*science, science*biologique, exobiology,
biotypology, nuclear*biology, cryobiology, agrobiology, climatophysiology,
idiobiology, ctetology, abiology, aerobiology, molecular*biology, koniology,
biology, chronobiology, neontology, hydrobiology, biologics, phaenology,
chorology, parabiology, coniology, sociobiology, phenology, electrobiology,
biometeorology, meteorobiology, comparative*biology, plasmology, gnotobiotics,
catabiotics, gnotobiology, symbiotics, symbiology, auxology, embryology,
cacogenics, euphenics, genetics, hemogenetics, biogenics, dysgenics, molecular*genetics,
psychogenetics, eugenics, chromosomology, haemogenetics, genomics, phylogenetics,
morphology, micromorphology, cytogenetics, histotechnology, cytobiology,
cytology, kariology, cytopathology, cytohistology, histogenetics, karyosytematics,
somatics, endocytobiology, somatotypology, microbiology, nanobiology, virology,
bacteriology, mycobacteriology, protistology, parasitology, metabology,
enzymology, biochemorphology, glycobiology, biothermokinetics, vitaminology,
biothermodynamics, lectinology, biodynamics, bioelectronics, phenogenetics,
trophodynamics, cytotechnology, biomechanics, trophology, biorheology, biostatics,
photobiology, bioelectromagnetics, biokinetics, biophysics, biostatistics,
biotechnology, biometrics, endocytotechnology, radiobiology, radiogenetics,
palaeontology, palaeoentology, paleobiology, micropaleontology, palynology,
paleontology, paleopathology |
?? |
Plant Life (W12)
desmidiology, phytology, phytobacteriology, uredinology, melissopalynology,
mycology, cecidiology, caricology, algology, filicology, phytoclimatology,
batology, paleodendrology, agrostology, bryology, epiphytology, phytoserology,
aeropalynology, mycoplasmology, xylology, carpology, phytosociology, phytomorphology,
dendrology, phytopathology, paleoagrostology, lichenology, pteridology,
phycology, rhizobiology, orchidology, herbology, cinchonology, quinology |
?? |
Zoology (W13)
archeozoology, paleozoology, cryptozoology, epizoology, faunology, ichnology,
epizootology, zoophysics, cenozoology, skatology, zoology, anthrozoology,
zoosciences, theriology, archaeozoology, epizootics, scatology, azoology |
?? |
Invertebrates (W14)
spongiology, protozoology, echinology, planktology, conchology, malacology,
polychaetology, ascidiology, oligochaetology, bryozoology, nematology, helminthology,
astacology, araneology, arachnology, arachnidology, acarology, apiology,
culicidology, hymenopterology, coleopterology, odonatology, insectology,
acridology, myrmecology, hemipterology, melittology, paleoentomology, orthopterology,
entomology, siphonapterology, dipterology, lepidopterology |
?? |
Fish, Reptiles (W15)
amphibiology, ichthyology, piscatology, paleichthyology, ophidology, ophiology,
herpetology |
?? |
Birds, Mammals (W16)
paleornithology, oology, nidology, ornithology, caliology, pterylology,
neossology, mammology, paleomammology, therology, cetology, buiatrics, hippology,
cynology, primatology, pithecology |
?? |
Mankind (W17)
somatology, paleopsychology, paleoethnology, anthropology, paleoanthropology |
?? |
Medicine (W18)
histopathology, sarcology, histology, histophysiology, chronophysiology,
immunobiology, comparative*physiology, vaccinology, esthesiophysiology,
physiology, thymology, immunology, electrophysiology, immunohaematology,
immunogenetics, immunopathology, immunodermatology, immunohematology, comparative*immunology,
ecophysiology, allergology, physiopsychology, micropathology, infectiology,
nosology, pathobiology, molecular*pathology, metapathology, electropathology,
traumatology, physiopathology, biopathology, aetiology, pathophysiology,
exotic*pathology, haematopathology, pathology, etiology, hydatidology, comparative*pathology,
pathomorphology, infectology, radiology, symptomatology, electrology, uroradiology,
radiopharmacology, diagnostics, radioimmunology, electrocardiology, cardiology,
echocardiology, angiology, phlebology, hematology, hemotherapy, haematology,
serology, haemodynamics, hemodynamics, haemorheology, sphygmology, asthmology,
otorhinolaryngology, otolaryngology, respirology, rhinolaryngology, otology,
otoneurology, neurootology, olfactology, nasology, rhinology, osmics, laryngology,
pharyngology, bronchoesophagology, pneumology, pulmonology, pneumonology,
brachytherapy, bronchology, esophagology, phthisiology, prosthodontics,
periodontology, endodontics, gerodontology, odontology, stomatology, myodontics,
parodontology, periodontics, paedodontics, endodontology, pedodontics, orthodontics,
gnathology, coloproctology, gastroenterology, gastrology, enterology, splanchnology,
proctology, hepatopathology, hepaticology, hepatology, pancreatology, diabetics,
diabetology, lymphatics, endocrinology, adenology, lymphology, thyroidology,
arthrology, eccrinology, urology, endourology, andrology, urogynaecology,
diuretics, urodynamics, nephrology, urogynecology, nephropathology, syphilology,
venereology, dermatovenerology, venerology, perinatology, placentology,
gynaecopathology, mastology, gynecology, neonatology, gynaecology, actiology,
nostology, gerontology, geriatrics, psychogeriatrics, craniology, orthopedics,
orthopedagogics, orthopaedics, orthotics, podology, rheumatology, agmatology,
rhumatology, osteoarthrology, osteology, coccidology, myology, myophysics,
spastics, myomassethics, myodynamics, pogonology, orthokeratology, trichology,
dermatopathology, photodermatology, dermatohistopathology, dermatoglyphics,
dermatology, neurotoxicology, neuroradiology, neurology, neurolinguistics,
molecular*neurosciences, neuropathology, neuropsychopharmacology, neurophysiology,
neuroendocrinology, neuroethology, panetics, neurosonology, neurosciences,
neuropharmacology, synaptology, neuropsychology, neuropterology, neuroophthalmology,
neurobiology, neuroimmunology, neurooncology, molecular*neuroscience, cerebrology,
neuroscience, neurocytology, neuromorphology, psychoneuroendocrinology,
neurogastroenterology, ophthalmology, dacryology, optology, orthoptics,
strabismology, sclerology, phoniatrics, audiophonology, audiology, logopedics,
aphasiology, phonology, audioprosthetics, malariology, cancerology, anaplastology,
carcinology, comparative*oncology, geocancerology, oncology, leprology |
?? |
Geography (W19)
eurogeographics, ecopolitics, radioecology, agroecology, bioecology, autecology,
palaeoecology, ecology, geoecology, anthoecology, biocenology, biocoenology,
uroninecology, genecology, ecotoxicology, paleoecology |
?? |
Society (W21)
gerontechnology, sexology, transgenics, raciology |
?? |
Social Activity (W22)
entreprenology |
?? |
Information (W23)
bibliographics, informetrics, datology, cryptology, comics, bibliology,
bibliotics, archival*science, archivistics |
?? |
Amenities (W24)
domestics |
?? |
Transportation, Telecommunications
(W25)
omnibology, hydronautics, supersonics, astronautics, aeronautics, aerodonetics,
ufology, avionics, telematics, teleinformatics, tele*informatics, radiophonics |
?? |
Communication (W26)
reprographics, micrographics, filmology |
?? |
Industry (W28)
science*park, science*parks, oenology, enology, fermentology, zymology,
acrylics, furnishing*fabrics, fabrics, ceramics, mosaics, geosynthetics,
synthetics, plastics, cosmetology, cosmetics, pneumatics |
?? |
Societal Problems (W29)
pestology, toxicology, homotoxicology, toxinology, toxics, mycotoxicology,
teratology, toxicokinetics, thanatopractics, thanatology, forensics, criminology,
penology, suicidology, victimology, alcoholics, epidemics, epidemiology,
hygienics |
?? |
Research, Standards (W31)
dendrochronology, chronology, parametrology, diachronistics, metrology,
scientometrics, geochronology, horology, biometrology, terminology, sphragistics,
autographics, graphonomics, graphics, chartology |
?? |
Health Care (W32)
psychotics, agoraphobics, neurotics, schizophrenics, epileptics, clinics,
generics, pharmaceutics, pharmacogenetics, dosiology, pharmacopedics, pharmacoeconomics,
posology, anxiolytics, narcotics, phytopharmacology, psychedelics, hypnotics,
pharmacotherapy, psychotropics, psychoneuropharmacology, antibiotics, dosology,
ethnopharmacology, pharmacokinetics, dermopharmacology, pharmacodynamics,
chronopharmacology, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacology, biopharmaceutics,
immunopharmacology, cellulotherapy, radionics, biomagnetics, ordotherapy,
bio*magnetics, iridology, organotherapy, reflexology, apitherapy, xenobiotics,
alternative*therapy, medics, anesthesiology, transfusiology, anesthetics,
anaesthetics, implantology, analgesics, anaesthesiology, paediatrics, neuropaediatrics,
neuropediatrics, pediatrics, tokology, tocology, obstetrics, biotherapy,
massotherapy, mesotherapy, shockwave*therapy, haemotherapy, sophrology,
therapeutics, climatotherapy, immunotherapy, balneology, chemotherapeutics,
thalassotherapy, speleotherapy, climatothalassotherapy, auriculotherapy,
logotherapy, kinesiology, radiothermics, physical*therapy, radiotherapy,
kinesics, phototherapy, kinesitherapy, bioenergetics, psammatotherapy, teletherapy,
curietherapy, therapy, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, electro*therapy, electrotherapy,
chemotherapy, bibliotherapy, physiotherapy, phytotherapy, hypnotherapy,
hypno*therapy, somatotherapy, psycho*therapeutics, psycho*therapy, psychotherapy,
psychotherapeutics, psychophysiology, psychopathology, psychopharmacology,
psychiatrics, psychodiagnostics, psychosomatics, paramedics, hippopathology,
theriatrics, zootherapy, prosthetics, orthogenics, assistive*technology,
acology, paraplegics, quadriplegics, typhlology, dietetics, dietotherapy,
bromatology, sitology |
?? |
Education (W33)
pedagogics, didactics, polytechnics, academics |
?? |
Recreation (W34)
glyptology, poetics, science*fiction, epics, floristics, dramatics, lyrics,
eurythmics, eurhythmics, numismatology, vexillology, autonumerology, numismatics,
aristology, abilympics, deaflympics, olympics, callisthenics, aerobics,
calisthenics, gymnastics, acrobatics, athletics, chessology, pyrotechnics |
?? |
Defence (W35)
conspiratology |
?? |
Religious Practice (W36)
ascetics, naology, astrology, mantology, psionics, liturgics, liturgiology,
hymnology, clerics, bishoprics, ecclesiastics, relics, missiology, ecumenics,
scientology, dianetics, laics |
?? |
Government (W37)
territology, pouvoirs*publics, publics, civics, ethonomics, psephology,
hydropolitics, politics, diplomatics |
?? |
Agriculture, Fisheries (W38)
crop*science, pomology, crop*sciences, hydroponics, geoponics, sylvics,
forest*science, silvics, thremmatology, poultry*science, poultry*sciences |
?? |
Law (W39)
science*juridique, legal*science, legal*sciences, sciences*juridiques |
?? |
Sociology (W41)
social*sciences, science*sociale, socio*dynamics, biosociology, social*science,
microsociology, sociology, sciences*sociales, pherology, ethnology, ethnopsychology,
agriology, ethnomethodology, ethnozoology, ethnolinguistics, ethnobiology |
?? |
Management (W42)
administrative*science, administrative*sciences, sciences*administratives |
?? |
Informatics, Classification (W43)
biosystematics, systemics, systematics, typology, taxology, informatics,
micro*informatics, computer*sciences, information*technology, computer*science,
bioinformatics, domotics, infonomics |
?? |
Ekistics (W44)
ekistics, urbanology, demology, pyrgology, arcology, architectonics |
?? |
Cybernetics (W45)
autonetics, biocybernetics, cybernetics, system*science, systems*dynamics,
system*sciences, systems*science, systems*sciences |
?? |
Psychology (W46)
psychoimmunology, hypnology, psychotechnology, phrenology, psychodynamics,
ethology, graphology, ontopsychology, comparative*psychology, self*psychology,
psychoneuroimmunology, psychosociology, onto*psychology, psychonomics, psychobiology,
biopsychology, chirology, workaholics, nomology, noology, reactology, psychotraumatology,
analytical*psychology, psychology, psychometrics, psychophysics, psychotechnics,
psychostatics, eidolology, hedonics, characterology, psychoacoustics, eidetics,
hoplology, tics, behaviorology |
?? |
Economics (W47)
aphnology, econometrics, agroeconomics, macroeconomics, economic*science,
microeconomics, plutology, sciences*‚conomiques, economic*sciences, socio*economics,
catallactics, cameralistics, economics, socioeconomics |
?? |
Technology (W48)
sociotechnology, nuclear*technology, electrotechnology, ecotechnics, new*technology,
microtechnology, technology, ecotechnology, micrology, electrotechnics,
technics, docimology, micro*electronics, mechatronics, microelectronics,
bionics, macroelectronics, nucleonics, nanotronics, robotics, electronics,
astrionics, electromechanics, ferroelectrics |
?? |
Environment (W49)
environmetrics |
?? |
Science (W51)
sciences, sciences*naturelles, science, comparative*sciences, natural*sciences,
metascience, physical*sciences, natural*science, physical*science, methodology |
?? |
History (W53)
historiology, iatrophysics, iatromathematics, assyriology, egyptology, turkology,
classics, archaeology, pyramidology, archeology, archaeogeology, papyrology,
codicology |
?? |
Culture (W54)
storiology, culturology, sinology, human*science, science*humaine, humanistic*science,
humanistic*sciences, human*sciences, sciences*humaines, campanology, ethnomusicology,
musicology, comparative*musicology, museology |
?? |
Strategy (W55)
logistics, strategics, tactics |
?? |
Theology (W56)
hamartiology, hagiology, christology, hierology, sindonology, chreiology,
heortology, sermonology, physicotheology, heretics, soteriology, patristics,
gnostics, canonics, heresiology, ecclesiology, exegetics, theology, poimenics,
agnostics, sophiology, isagogics, tropology, catechetics, patrology, ponerology,
pistology, homiletics, eschatology, martyrology, catholics, roman*catholics,
diabology, daemonology, demonology, numerology |
?? |
Metapolitics (W57)
biopolitics, political*science, sciences*politiques, science*politique,
interpolimetrics, geopolitics, metapolitics, political*sciences |
?? |
Agrosciences (W58)
agrology, seed*science, agronomics, zoopathology, agricultural*sciences,
agrotechnology, agricultural*science, science*agronomique, seed*sciences,
agrosciences, sciences*agronomiques, zootechnics |
?? |
International Relations (W59)
polemology, peace*sciences, peace*science |
?? |
Policy-making (W61)
futurology, futuremics, futuristics |
?? |
Language (W63)
paroemiology, pasimology, glossematics, glottology, philology, syntactics,
etymology, hermeneutics, macrolinguistics, morphonemics, idiomology, geolinguistics,
semasiology, neolinguistics, semeiology, lexicology, semiotics, linguistics,
zoosemiotics, semiology, interlinguistics, phonemics, phonetics, dactylology,
neology, sociolinguistics, phonics, biolinguistics, tonology, psycholinguistics,
orismology, morphemics, semantics, onomatology, morphophonemics, sematology,
dialectology, onomasiology, dactyliology, glossology, glottochronology,
pragmatics, metalinguistics, onomastics |
?? |
Design (W64)
ergology, symmetrology, ergonomics, stylistics, rhythmics, chromatophonics |
?? |
Interdisciplinarity (W65)
complementology, omnitopology, holonomics, paradigmatology, synectics, synecology,
synergetics |
?? |
Individuation (W66)
oneirology, oneirocritics, symbolics, symbology, iconology, mythology, psychokinetics,
metapsychics, parascience, somatopsychics, psychotronics, parapsychology,
psychics |
?? |
Innovative Change (W70)
syllogistics, polemics, axiomatics, agnoiology, alethiology, dialectics,
epistemology, metempirics, dogmatics, axiology, apologetics, ontology, gnosiology,
pantology, metaphysics, phenomenology, editology, teleology, timology, noetics,
omniscience, esthetics, critics, aesthetics, ethics, bioethics, praxeology,
praxiology, moral*sciences, moral*science, deontology, agathology, consciences,
conscience, mystics |
?? |
Principles (W80)
ideology, skeptics, cynics, sceptics, fanatics |
?? |
Awareness (W90)
conscientiology, avasthology, projectiology |
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