Recently added methodologies to Dialectical metaRealism
Restructurational Realism™ ⟪ɽᶉ⟫™ refers to the transformational model of social activity (ⴶᘻ𐒡ᗩ™). It is associated with restructuration (尺丂™) itself or, as I sometimes call it, the Bhaskarian dialectic (ɮɖ™). The term restructuration reflects Bhaskar’s early association with structuration theory. It was primarily developed, and previously advocated, by the English sociologist, and the former director of the London School of Economics and Political Science, Anthony Giddens, né 1938.
Alethiopraxis™ (𝔸Ⱡꝑᶉ™), truth praxis or practice, is my generalized postpositivist approach to the Bhaskarian alethic truth. It includes both pneumapraxis (Ꝕ™ ) or spiritual praxis or practice (i.e. methods of spiritual knowledge and transformation) and empiriapraxis (𐕸™) or empirical praxis or practice (i.e. the modern academic formal sciences, natural sciences, social sciences, and human sciences). Truth is not relative. Truth is truth.
The Four–Point Solution™ (ꞘꝒꟅ™) consists of the spiritual methodology of: prayer, meditation, intensive study of spiritual texts, and exemplifying a virtuous life. ꞘꝒꟅ is closely related to left–Sorokinian Amitology (ꕴശꗈ).
Social networking (Ꞩቤ™), generally not to be confused with social media, is the practical methodology of finding significant others to work with.
Transcendental conscientization™ (𐌕ꛑ𐌂™) is the selfless promotion of a spiritually conscionable consciousness through Dialectical metaRealism (ƉɱⱤ). Conscientization (Ɔ˙C™) itself is an emancipatory dialectic of the conscience and consciousness. Paulo Freire (1921–1997), a Brazilian educator, creatively coined the term, in Portuguese, as conscientização. The designation was intentionally derived from the Portuguese consciência which, like the French conscience, has a dual connotation of conscience and consciousness. Although they are Indo–European cognates, there are no specific renderings of the West Germanic and debatably semi–creole English “consciousness” in most Romance languages. The Italian consapevolezza (MP3) and the Romanian conștientizare are two exceptions. 𐌕ꛑ𐌂 is explored as a non–Bhaskarian epistemology or methodology partially grounded in Freire’s critical pedagogy (𖥐ꚪ™).
Decoloniality (ꉸꐩꐬꍤ™) is a methodology for challenging Empire (𑼳𑼆) or imperialism, will be extensively explored and categorize. I practice a minimal version of decoloniality in this book by rejecting the placement of scholars into the theoretical rubrics of others.
Lawful nonviolent resistance (𞋎ᮜᜱ𖦪™), repeatedly considered in this book, is essential to ꛠ𖥕ꚸ𖢧𖢊ꛕꚹꚴꛔ𖦚ꛃ. Praxes of resistance, during these final days of late capitalism, are a cornerstone of Maoism–Third Worldism (ѪŦШ) overall. Capitalism (𑼣𑼯ᜣ™) and imperialism must be resisted at every turn. But ƉɱⱤ is not politically partisan in our methods or objectives and will never actively oppose any governments. We do not, for example, advocate the arguably reformist philosophy of civil disobedience (ርꑓᗪ™) or illicit nonviolent resistance. ርꑓᗪ must be clearly distinguished from 𞋎ᮜᜱ𖦪. Indeed, the latter could even include being a Maoist–Third Worldist!