Stratification framework

Stratification framework refers to a philosophical approach in viewing the natural world, as being grouped in certain specific categories or layers, known as stratifications. This approach was very prominent prior to the 20th century. It was a major concept in philosophical ideas of Artistotle, such as his theory of categories. ^[1] These ideas had a noticeable decline in the 1950s. ^[2]

Some current theorists have sought ways to restore this idea as an active method. One notable researcher, Dr. Gregg Henriques, has promulgated one such theory, which posits "four planes of existence in nature and technology." He lists these four planes as follows: "Matter-object, life-organism, mind-animal, culture-person." ^[3] He links this to a system of philosophy known as "metamodernism." ^[4]

See also

• Naturalism
• Categories (Aristotle)
• Four causes
• First cause
• Anthropic principle
• Biosemiotics
• Tinbergen's four questions
• Convergent evolution
• Five whys
• Four discourses, by Jacques Lacan
• Proximate and ultimate causation
• Socrates
• Teleology
• The purpose of a system is what it does
• Hylomorphism
• Signs § Charles Sanders Peirce

Examples

• Root cause analysis
• Iterated function
• 5S (methodology)
• A3 problem solving
• Eight disciplines problem solving

References

1. What Happened to the Stratification View of Nature? The rise, fall, and revival of the stratification view of nature. Henriques, Gregg Ph.November 1, 2024, Psychology Today.
2. Buried layers: On the origins, rise, and fall of stratification theories, by Martin Wieser, February 2018, US government website for NAtional Library of Medicine.
3. A Simple Map of Reality: A way to classify things and behaviors in the world. byGregg Henriques Ph.D. October 16, 2024, Pyschology Today.
4. 5 Phases in the Evolution of Human Cultural Sensibilities: Tracing the evolution of human consciousness and culture in five phases, by Gregg Henriques Ph.D.October 4, 2019, Psychology Today.