Perpetuation via Orthodoxy: PH'5Q5HK

As proposed earlier, orthodoxy is the distinctive cohesive force for philosophy schools-Q5. Conformity to the orthodoxy in word and deed is required from members, even if many or even most adherents cannot fully grasp what that entails.

The goal of orthodoxy is perpetuation of the doctrine in a correct form, and this will be naturally affected by interactions amongst work done at the various levels. The taxonomic pattern that results takes the form of a Tree that will be examined in the following topics.

For the nature of Trees and ways to analyse them, see the Hub.

In pursuing this analysis, each level will consider three phenomena:

To be reminded of these phenomena, keep reading.
To commence the investigation, start here.

Dynamic Duality

Trees reflect actual personal functioning in the current socio-physical reality. As such, they operate under the influence of a dynamic duality which means that functioning in a Level may be governed by: 

  • personal or individual forces, potentially biassed or self-interested, labeled P.

or

  • social, contextual, group or organisational forces, typically impersonal and impartial, labeled S

or

  • a balance of forces, due to a synthesis or fusion of poles i.e. any activity is simultaneously responding to both individual and group forces that cannot be disentangled: labeled B.

Application of a dynamic duality converts a Level into a Centre. In this case, each Centre is a locus of orthodoxy. When there are two polar opposite Centres, the more dominant one in practice is, by convention, placed on the right side of the Tree.

Psychosocial Pressure

There are three tiers of pressure affecting Centres in the Tree.

The first tier and overarching psychosocial pressure for philosophy schools-Q5 is understanding (see in the Q-expansion diagram), and this applies to all Levels/Centres. This pressure does not assist with clarifying the internal Tree structure.

See rationale for this pressure assignment here.

The second tier is the psychosocial pressure intrinsic to the two Methods of Using Language that originate this Q5 arena as presented earlier.

Centres in L's 1-4 derive from L'5-Gestalt Language which is subject to an acceptability pressure.

Centres in L's 5-7 derive from L'6-Logical Language which is subject to a selflessness pressure.

See analysis of these pressure assignments in the Architecture Room.

This split reflects the internal duality
Closed....more:

The lower Tree Centres in Ls 1-4 are about developing a school based on an acceptable orthodox doctrine—while ensuring understanding at all times.

The upper Tree Centres in Ls 5-7 are about sustaining the school selflessly to protect the orthodox doctrine—while ensuring understanding at all times.

The third tier emerges from the Tree structure in which Centres in each level are subject to two pressures:

  1. according to the pressure associated with the Stage in the Spiral.
  2. according to the corresponding levels in the Root Hierarchy.

The influence of these pressures will be discussed Level by Level.

See details here.

Channels

Previous investigations have revealed a standard Tree pattern in which:

•all Centres influence Centres at the neighbouring level;

•Centres in L's 1 to 6 influence Centres that are 2 levels apart;

•Centres at L7 and L4, which are 3 levels apart, influence each other.

It will be necessary to consider whether this pattern of Channels applies to this Tree. We must also be confident that other possible Channels cannot or should not be activated.

The Tree analysis to follow will be presented in four parts:

Formulations

In common parlance, "school" is ambiguous: does it refers to a doctrine or to adherents to that doctrine? In labeling the channels, I will use "doctrine" to mean "doctrine", and "school" to refer to the group of people who share adherence to a doctrine (i.e. the Q5 arena of association).

"Orthodoxy" refers to specific formulations within the doctrine that are regarded as essential for doctrinal integrity.

The Tree will now be built up from the foundation.

Originally posted: 4-Dec-2022. Last updated: 15-Apr-2023.