Naming Frameworks: Orientation

Frameworks & Elements

Taxonomic elements were discovered and identified through being an entity within a structured framework of related entities.

The Taxonomy appears to have only a few structures. The most basic structure is a 7 level hierarchy of elements, which gives rise to:

► Trees,
► Structural Hierarchies
► Spirals

Every framework cries out to be given a name. However, this naming is often far more difficult than naming the component elements. See more.

Naming is of the essence in any taxonomy. Formulae allow precision and avoid the shades of meaning intrinsic to natural language. However, for everyday studies, natural language names are essential to capture the spirit of the object (or function) being named.

To take one case: a Tree has a function in that we use its Centres and Channels for a particular reason. Unless and until we are clear about that function, the Tree will be ignored or its use limited or impeded. So naming Primary Hierarchy Trees, for example, requires more than an automatic label like «Framework of Purpose» i.e. slotting in the Root Level name—which was the habit for many years.

See more on naming in the Hub.

Demands of a Conceptual Structure

In investigations within the Architecture Room, comparisons across Domains have been made as part of an attempted conceptualization of the Taxonomy. Read more here.

Natural language naming should reflect and support that conceptualization. This requirement is in addition to the need for the name to make intuitive sense and be usable as a practical aid.

The Taxonomy identifies a Root Domain of personal functioning, which corresponds to the Root Hierarchy (Will) and 7 Primary Domains, which correspond to the 7 Root Levels.

Functioning within a Domain is captured by the Domain Fundamentals. This functioning needs to have controlling part, and it turns out that there are many more entities concerned with Domain Control than are found within all the rest of the Fundamentals put together. Controls are bundled into Complexes. Getting names aligned within these Controls and Complexes across Domains is a scientific necessity.

See early progress on conceptualization here.

Order of Exposition

I will first investigate the naming of Domain Fundamentals and then turn to the naming of Domain Controls. Then I will consider the Ethical Controls which cover all Domains. Naming for Domain Arenas are dealt with as part of the analysis of Q expansions in the next section.

Domain Fundamentals

In this section, I will not proceed sequentially according to Root Level number. Instead, I will examine the Domain Fundamentals in the order of confidence in findings, which directly relates to the amount of investigation conducted to date. So the most investigated frameworks will come first.

It will be shown that each Domain manifests in practice as a set of three fundamental structures: the Domain Tree which is the Vehicle for Domain functioning, the Domain structural hierarchy which is the Effect desired or required within the Domain, and the Domain structural hierarchy Tree which is the Field within which the Domain vehicle operates. .

Domain Control Complexes

The Domain Controls refer to the Principal Typology Complex.

Names for Principal Typologies, the source of the Principal Typology Complex, have been less problematic. The challenge here has rather been in the naming of constituent elements (levels): the Types. Fortunately, wider society or academia has mostly provided names for these.

By contrast, up to the time of this scientific study, determination of appropriate names for Spirals and their derived structures has been difficult. It will be shown that the secret to naming of these frameworks lies in a proper comprehension of Domain Parameters—precisely the matters that are at the heart of the present conceptualization effort.

Extrinsic/Ethical Controls

I will also consider the Taxonomy's over-arching ethical controls. Fortunately, these have had considerable investigation over the years. They are to be found in the Tertiary Hierarchy Complexes of the Root-Will and Purpose Domains.

Domain Arenas

The above sections were investigated in 2014-2015 drawing on earlier work. The Q-expansion Complex had only been minimally studied at that time. A more intensive investigation took place in 2020-2022 and names were developed in association with understanding what the Q-expansion was about. The findings are provided in the next section.

Originally posted: 15-Feb-2015. Updated: 12-Aug-2016. Last amended: 10-Apr-2023