Realitology
The study of reality as a social construction, examined through the lenses of cognitive realism, cognitive relativism, and cognitive determinism. Realitology asks: how do human minds, cultures, and institutions collectively produce what feels like 'the real'? It draws on cognitive science, sociology of knowledge, and philosophy to explore how perception is shaped by categories, how communities construct shared worlds, and how those worlds constrain what can be thought or done. Realitology doesn't deny an external world; it insists that our access to it is always mediated, and that different realities can coexist—not all equally valid, but all constructed.
Example: “His realitology work showed that 'the economy' is not a thing but a set of measurements, models, and narratives—real in effect, but constructed nonetheless.”
Realitology by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 2, 2026
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