Two Dimensions of Ontology

发表时间：2025-06-01 03:38

? 1. Matrix of 4×4×4

This represents the structural map of ontology, with three nested levels:

4 Ontological domains (AA, RA, AR, RR)

4 Epistemic/mental spheres (Mind, Consciousness, Desires, Interests)

4 Cognition modes (Absolute WuXing, Relative WuXing, Reason, Experience)

64 cells in total, each mapping a unique interaction of Being, Knowing, and Manifestation.

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? 2. Description

AA – Instance

RA (Micro World)

Meaning

4 Elements

AR (Macro World)

RR (Relative Relative)

Spatio-temporal

Causal Relationships

AA - Instance (RA(Micro World (Meaning, 4 Elements)), AR(Macro World (RR(Spacial-temporal, Causal Relationships))))

World - Mind- Cognition Matrix of 4x4x4

I. World (Ontology)

1. AA (Absolute Absolute) – the unspeakable Whole that issues all instances, the ultimate background.

2. RA (Relatively Absolute) – the domain of laws, logic, math, and life — absolute structures, but still relative to the Whole.

3. AR (Absolute Relative) – the natural, physical world — everything that exists as material instances.

4. RR (Relative Relative) – human-made constructs — culture, language, art, social structures.

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II. Mind (Modes of the Mind)

1. Mind – the total mental framework, holding all modes of engagement.

2. Consciousness/Thinking – active, focused awareness and reflection.

3. Desires – instinctual, motivational drives.

4. Interests – culturally and personally shaped attention.

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III. Cognition (Modes of Knowing)

1. AW (Absolute WuXing) – absolute, transcendent insight, reached by surpassing both reason and experience.

Examples: great religious enlightenment, revolutionary scientific insights (Newton, Einstein).

2. RW (Relative WuXing) – intuitive, relational insight in daily life, beyond but still within representational context.

Examples: sudden ‘Aha!’ realizations, direct judgments of quality or skill.

3. Reason – structured, logical analysis and deduction.

4. Experience – direct, empirical perception through the senses.

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Putting it All Together

The matrix has 64 cells, each an intersection of:

? World (ontology) — what exists

? Mind (subjective engagement) — how it’s internally processed

? Cognition (how it’s known) — what form of knowledge or insight is used

This matrix captures every possible engagement of the world, mind, and cognition — from the most mundane (e.g., bodily desires engaged through sensory experience in the material world) to the most profound (e.g., pure insight into the Whole itself).