#orientation.mental_attitude an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
supertype: mental_attitude__attitude a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
subtype: wavelength.orientation a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding; "they are on the same wavelength"
subtype: experimentalism.orientation an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation; "the children of psycholoigsts are often raised in an atmosphere of experimentalism"
subtype: reorientation a new orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs
subtype: perspective__position__view a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
subtype: cutting_edge__cuttingedge__vanguard__forefront the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
subtype: paradigm.perspective the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
subtype: viewpoint__point_of_view__stand__standpoint a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"
subtype: slant__angle a biased way of looking at or presenting something
subtype: light a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
subtype: sight.perspective a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"
subtype: Weltanschauung__world_view__worldview a comprehensive view of the world and human life
subtype: clockwork_universe__clockworkuniverse the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics
subtype: orthodoxy.orientation a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
subtype: conformism__conformity orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
subtype: conventionality.conformism conformity with conventional thought and behavior
subtype: legalism strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
subtype: heterodoxy__unorthodoxy__heresy any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
subtype: iconoclasm the orientation of an iconoclast
subtype: nonconformance__nonconformity a lack of conformity
subtype: political_orientation__politicalorientation__ideology__political_theory__politicaltheory an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
subtype: totalitarianism__absolutism__totalism the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
subtype: anarchism a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
subtype: autocracy a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
subtype: Machiavellianism the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government
subtype: theocracy the belief in government by divine guidance
subtype: collectivism a political theory that the people should own the means of production
subtype: communism.political_orientation a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
subtype: conservatism__conservativism a political orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
subtype: reaction.conservatism extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"
subtype: constitutionalism advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
subtype: democracy the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
subtype: social_democracy the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means
subtype: elitism the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals
subtype: extremism any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies
subtype: fascism a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
subtype: federalism the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
subtype: imperialism.political_orientation a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
subtype: liberalism a political orientation that favors progress and reform
subtype: neoliberalism a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth
subtype: meritocracy the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
subtype: libertarianism an ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech
subtype: moderatism a moderate political orientation; an avoidance of extremes
subtype: monarchism a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system
subtype: negritude an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms
subtype: progressivism the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society
subtype: radicalism the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society
subtype: Jacobinism the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
subtype: reactionism the political orientation of reactionaries
subtype: republicanism the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government
subtype: socialism a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
subtype: Fabianism (British) socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law
subtype: guild_socialism a form of socialist theory advocating state ownership of industry but managements by guilds of workers
subtype: utopian_socialism__utopiansocialism socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice
subtype: Utopianism the political orientation of a utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes social perfection
subtype: dovishness any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
subtype: peace_advocacy__peaceadvocacy any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations
subtype: hawkishness__hawkishnes any political orientation favoring aggressive policies
subtype: militarism aggressiveness that involves the threat of using military force
subtype: warmongering__war_advocacy__waradvocacy a policy of advocating war
subtype: religious_orientation__religiousorientation an attitude toward religion or religious practices
subtype: agnosticism a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God; "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence"
subtype: Gnosticism a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
subtype: godlessness__godlessnes the doctrine or belief that there is no God
subtype: anti-Catholicism a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism
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