Organizing principle

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An organizing principle is a core assumption from which everything else by proximity can derive a classification or a value. [1] It is like a central reference point that allows all other objects to be located, often used in a conceptual framework. [1] Having an organizing principle might help one simplify and get a handle on a particularly complicated domain or phenomenon. On the other hand, it might create a deceptive prism that colors one's judgment.

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  2. James B. Steinberg (October 14, 2008). "Counterterrorism: A New Organizing Principle for American National Security?". The Brookings Institution . Retrieved October 14, 2008.
  3. Michael Corballis (June 10, 2011), "What Is Recursion and How Did It Affect the Evolution of the Human Mind?" Science & Religion Today. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  4. Maton, K. (2014), 'Knowledge and Knowers: Towards a Realist Sociology of Education', London: Routledge, ISBN   978-0-415-47999-8.
  5. McRitchie, Kenneth D. (2004). Environmental Cosmology: Principles and Theory of Natal Astrology. Toronto: Cognizance Books. p. 42. ISBN   0973624205.
  6. Collens, Thomas Wharton (2009). Humanics. Bedford, MA: Applewood Books. p. 319. ISBN   9781429017671.