The 6 Axes of the Spectrum of Reality

A comprehensive model adding dimensions of structure and access. Axis 1: Material-Ideal. Axis 2: Objective-Subjective. Axis 3: Absolute-Relative. Axis 4: Deterministic-Indeterministic. Axis 5: Continuous-Discrete (reality is smooth vs. pixelated/quantized). Axis 6: Manifest-Hidden (reality is as it appears vs. reality is deeper than appearances). These six axes generate sixty-four metaphysical positions. Physics suggests material, objective, relative, indeterministic, discrete (quantum), hidden (underlying math). Everyday experience suggests material, objective, absolute, deterministic, continuous, manifest. The 6 Axes reveal that science and common sense occupy very different positions—and that's why they conflict.

The 6 Axes of the Spectrum of Reality "You trust your senses. The 6 Axes show why physics disagrees: your senses say continuous, manifest, absolute. Physics says discrete, hidden, relative. Same reality, completely different axes positions. Neither is wrong—they're just describing different levels. The axes help you see why the conflict isn't about facts—it's about which axes you're using."

by Dumu The Void February 25, 2026

The 6 Axes of the Spectrum of Metaphysics

A comprehensive model adding dimensions of time and necessity. Axis 1: Materialism-Idealism. Axis 2: Monism-Pluralism. Axis 3: Realism-Antirealism. Axis 4: Atomism-Holism. Axis 5: Eternal-Temporal (reality is timeless vs. fundamentally temporal/process). Axis 6: Necessary-Contingent (reality must be this way vs. could have been otherwise). These six axes generate sixty-four metaphysical positions. Process philosophy is often idealist or neutral, pluralist (many processes), realist, holist (processes are wholes), temporal, contingent. Classical theism is idealist, monist (one God), realist, holist, eternal, necessary (God couldn't not exist). The 6 Axes reveal that debates about time and necessity are inseparable from debates about substance and structure.

The 6 Axes of the Spectrum of Metaphysics "You want to know if the universe had to exist. The 6 Axes ask: necessary in what framework? A necessary material universe is very different from a necessary ideal universe. And is necessity eternal (outside time) or temporal (always was)? The axes don't give one answer—they show that 'necessary' means different things in different metaphysical systems."

by Dumu The Void February 25, 2026

The 6 Axes of the Spectrum of Philosophy

A comprehensive model adding dimensions of method and scope. Axis 1: Analytic-Continental. Axis 2: Theoretical-Practical. Axis 3: Realist-Antirealist. Axis 4: Individualist-Holist. Axis 5: A Priori-A Posteriori (knowledge through reason alone vs. through experience). Axis 6: Foundationalist-Coherentist (knowledge needs foundations vs. web of belief). These six axes generate sixty-four philosophical positions. Kant is analytic-ish (proto), theoretical and practical, realist about noumena/antirealist about phenomena, individualist (transcendental subject), a priori (synthetic a priori), foundationalist (transcendental argument). The 6 Axes reveal that methodology and epistemology are inseparable from broader philosophical orientation.

The 6 Axes of the Spectrum of Philosophy "You want to do philosophy. The 6 Axes ask: analytic or continental? Theoretical or practical? Realist or antirealist? Individualist or holist? A priori or a posteriori? Foundationalist or coherentist? Six choices, and they're not independent—choose one, and others are constrained. The axes don't give you a philosophy—they force you to build one."

by Dumu The Void February 25, 2026

The 6 Axes of the Logic Spectrum

A comprehensive model adding dimensions of truth and inference. Axis 1: Formal-Informal. Axis 2: Classical-Nonclassical. Axis 3: Deductive-Inductive. Axis 4: Monotonic-Nonmonotonic. Axis 5: Bivalent-Many-Valued (two truth values vs. many). Axis 6: Truth-Preserving-Information-Preserving (logic keeps truth vs. logic keeps information). These six axes generate sixty-four logical positions. Relevance logic is formal, nonclassical, deductive, monotonic, bivalent, but demands relevance between premises and conclusion—it preserves relevance, not just truth. Fuzzy logic is formal, nonclassical, can be deductive or inductive, monotonic typically, many-valued (degrees of truth), truth-preserving (of degrees). The 6 Axes reveal that logical systems are designed for different goals—some prioritize certainty, others nuance, others relevance.

The 6 Axes of the Logic Spectrum "You want a logic that handles uncertainty. The 6 Axes ask: uncertainty as degrees of truth (fuzzy) or as probability (inductive)? Many-valued or probabilistic? Both are nonclassical, but they're different nonclassical. The axes help you choose the right tool, not just any tool labeled 'logic for uncertainty.'"

by Dumu The Void February 25, 2026

The 6 Axes of the Knowledge Spectrum

A comprehensive model adding dimensions of certainty and access. Axis 1: A Priori-A Posteriori. Axis 2: Propositional-Procedural. Axis 3: Personal-Communal. Axis 4: Explicit-Tacit. Axis 5: Certain-Fallible (knowledge that can't be wrong vs. knowledge that might be mistaken). Axis 6: Direct-Inferential (known directly vs. known through reasoning). These six axes generate sixty-four knowledge positions. Mathematical knowledge is a priori, propositional, personal (when learned), explicit, certain (in ideal), inferential (proved). Perceptual knowledge is a posteriori, propositional, personal, explicit (usually), fallible, direct. The 6 Axes reveal that different kinds of knowledge have different epistemic statuses—certainty isn't the same for all.

The 6 Axes of the Knowledge Spectrum "You demand certainty. The 6 Axes ask: what kind of knowledge? Math can be certain (maybe). Perceptual knowledge can't—that's not its function. Certainty is a feature of some knowledge types, not a requirement for all. The axes help you see that demanding certainty from empirical knowledge is asking for the wrong thing."

by Dumu The Void February 25, 2026