Experimental Matrix Used to Order Functional Areas

Judge, Anthony

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19 April 1982

Experimental Matrix Used to Order Functional Areas

Functional Classification in an Integrative Matrix of Human Preoccupations (Figure 7)

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As used for the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential and the Yearbook of International Organizations
See commentary in Functional Classification in an Integrative Matrix of Human Preoccupations.

Columns

(Words used to label cells only define a portion of their significance. Words for cells at levels 8 and 9 are necessarily tentative.)

Columns	Cosmo-, Geo-, Hydro-, Atmo-sphere	Biosphere	Socio-techosphere		Noosphere				Existential experience





	Nature		Praxis		Theory		Developmental		Value experience
							principles

	Phenomena-		Convention-		Paradigm-constrained		Value-constrained		Identification-constrained
	constrained physical		constrained social		intellectural action		innovative action		experience
	action		action

	Phenomena as		Social interaction		Determination of		Redefinition of		Identification with
	significance		as significance		meaning inherent in		meaning attributed		meaning
					phenomena by definer

			Reaction in place		Non-self-referential		Self-referential critical		Non-criticism
			of criticism		criticism		reason

	Explicit sensations		Explicit feelings		Explicit reasons		Explicit values		Experienced states
	called into question		called into question		called into question				of consciousness
									called into question

	Pattern recognition		Pattern maintenance		Pattern adaptation		Pattern innovation		Identification with
									patterns experienced

	Change through		Change through		Change through		Change through		Change through
	physical crisis		social crisis		idea clarification		innovation reformulation		re-embodiment
							and re-assessment
	Left-brain	Right-brain	Left-brain	Right-brain	Left-brain	Right-brain	Left-brain	Right-brain	Left/right brain integration

	Quantitative	Qualitative	Quantitative	Qualitative	Quantitative	Qualitative	Quantitative	Qualitative

	Science	Art	Science	Art	Science	Art	Science	Art

	Hard	Soft	Hard	Soft	Hard	Soft	Hard	Soft

	Structure	Context	Structure	Context	Structure	Context	Structure	Context
	centered	sensitive	centered	sensitive	centered	sensitive	centered	sensitive
	objects	process	social	social	concept	concept	principle	principle
			action	action	formation	formation	formation	formation

Rows (Levels)

Levels (rows)
Formal	Pattern establishment		Pattern maintenance		Pattern adaptation		Pattern innovation		Pattern
concepts	and consolidation		and appreciation		and propagation		and exploitation		(im)balance


Precondition	Domain	Organized	Differentiated	Contextual	Controlled	Communication	Resource	Environmental	Condition of
	definition	relations	order	renewal	movement	reinforcement	redistribution	manipulation	the whole

	Constitutive	Binding	Informed	Environmental	Disciplined	Imprinting	Transactional	Fabricaton and	Resources

	embodiment	processes	comprehension	harmony	integrity	significance	advantage	cultivation

	Standards	Enwholement	Knowledge	Expression	Mobilization	Orientation	Government	Industry	Order

	Left-brain	Right-brain	Left-brain	Right-brain	Left-brain	Right-brain	Left-brain	Right-brain	Left/Right-brain

	Quantitive	Qualitative	Quantitive	Qualitative	Quantitive	Qualitative	Quantitive	Qualitative	Integration

	Science	Art	Science	Art	Science	Art	Science	Art
	Hard	Soft	Hard	Soft	Hard	Soft	Hard	Soft

	Structural,	Contextual	Structural,	Contextual	Structural,	Contextual	Structural,	Contextual
	static	processes	static	processes	static	processes	static	processes

	General	Specific	General	Specific	General	Specific	General	Specific

Combination

	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

9	Consciousness	Leadership	Love	Comprehension	Creative	Vigilance	Transcendence	Freedom	Perseverance	Oneness
		(Authenticity)	(Compassion)		expression	(Courage)	(Detachment)	(Liberation)		(Universality)

	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99

8	Principles	Purpose	Solidarity	Idealism	Harmony	Integration	Meaning	Sharing	Resourcefulness	Equanimity
		(Cooperation)						(Inventiveness)
	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89

7	Innovative	Logics	Emotional	Philosophy	Aesthetics	Security	Morals, ethics	Community	Coevolution	Peace (Justice)
	change		fulfilment
	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79

6	Development	Policy making		Language	Design	Inter-	Individuation,	Co-operative	Invention	Conservation
		(Futurology)				disciplinarity	psycho-analysis
	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69

5	Noosphere	Science	Experiential	History	Culture	Strategy,	Theology	Metapolitics	Agroscience	International
			activities			logistics				relations

	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59

4		Sociology	Management	Informatics,	Ekistics	Cybernetics	Psychology	Economics	Technology	Environment
				classification	(Architecture)	(Systems)	(Behaviour)
	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49

3		Research,	Health care	Education	Recreation	Defence	Religious	Government,	Agriculture,	Law
		standards			(Arts, sports)	(Police)	practice	politics	fisheries
	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39

2	Action	Society	Social activity	Information	Amenities	Transportation,	Communication	Commerce	Industry	Societal
			(Employment)	(Documentation)	(Necessities)	telecommun.	(Media)	(Finance)	(Production)	problems

	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29

1	Life	Biosciences	Plant Life	Zoology	Invertebrates	Fish, reptiles	Birds, mammals	Mankind	Medicine	Geography
										(Ecology)

	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19

0	Fundamental	Astronomy	Earth	Meteorology	Climatology	Oceanography	Hydrology	Geophysics	Geology	Resources
	sciences									(Energy)

	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09

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