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Characterizing Worldviews With the Playing Card Approach--An Overview

 this follows the version 5.0 worldview theme structure based 

LEVEL #1: PLAYING CARD SUITS

LEVEL #2: WORLDVIEW META THEMES

LEVEL #3: WORLDVIEW THEMES

LEVEL #4: CHOICES WE MAKE

LEVEL #1: Playing Card Suits ==> There are four of them

The characterization of an individual's worldview is divided into four parts* identified with these playing card suits as follows:

diamonds

hearts

clubs

spades

Understandings About Knowledge

Relationships:                        Interpersonal & Intrapersonal

 Relationship to Groups,
Community & Society

Relationship to Nature

*these connect with the four wings of The Reality Marketplace--click here for a map of The Reality Marketplace in terms of individual version 2.0 worldview themes)

 LEVEL #2: Meta Worldview Themes ==> There are sixteen of them (represented by aces & kings in playing card designations)

Each playing card suit is associated with four meta worldview themes ==> sixteen meta themes:   

mind open, vision global

cautious processing

hierarchical rigidity

freedom from limits

narrow-minded focus relaxed, generous, loving egalitarian progressive values limits and ethics
 evidence-based conscientious, efficient stewardship individual glory human-centered
positive expectations easy-going, disorderly, cavalier celebrating team accomplishments respect for nature 

LEVEL #3: regular Worldview Themes==> There are eighty eight of them (represented by twos ==> queens in playing card designations)

Worldview themes refer to the beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and behavior that come together in a way that is articulated in similar fashion by lots of people.  Project Worldview has given eighty eight of them formal names and descriptions. Many such themes can be used to characterize a person's worldview.                      Within each playing card suit there are twenty two regular worldview themes categorized as follows:

Understandings About Knowledge

loosely about THINKING

Relationships:                        Interpersonal & Intrapersonal

loosely about FEELING

 Relationship to Groups,
Community & Society

loosely about JOINING

Relationship to Nature

loosely about DOING

For a list of the both the regular and meta themes in each category, click on the links below:
the diamond worldview themes <==> thinking and the quest for knowledge the heart worldview themes <==> feeling and human interaction the club worldview themes <==> joining and the individual as part of society the spade worldview themes <==> doing and nature / the environment

LEVEL #4: Worldview Themes ==> paired to make Choices (104 worldview themes paired to define 52 Choices) 

Each of the 52 cards in a deck of playing cards is associated with a choice. 

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