#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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