conventionalist
Sticks with norms
A conventionalist favors established customs, traditions, or accepted standards over innovation or unconventional approaches.
The term appears in philosophy for those who hold that scientific laws or mathematical truths are matters of convention rather than discoveries about reality: The conventionalist argues that geometric axioms are chosen for convenience, not truth.
More broadly, it describes anyone who defaults to doing things the traditional way.
One following accepted norms
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- conservativeCautious about altering customs
orthodox · establishment · follower · adherent · compliant · accommodating · agreeable · acquiescent
Relating to education or theory
- classicistScholar of antiquity
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- representationalDepicting recognizable subjects
- figurativeRepresenting through imagery
realist · formalist · establishment · salon · conservative · derivative · imitative · unoriginal
Founded organization or venue
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- governanceHow authority is exercised
administration · official · formal · systematic · organizational · regulation · policy · procedure
Universals exist as labels only
- positivismPhilosophy demanding verifiable evidence
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
- instrumentalismTheories as useful tools
- formalismPrivileging structure over substance
relativism · constructivism · epistemology · methodology · theoretical · linguistic · arbitrary · definitional
conformist
One following accepted norms
- mainstreamDominant cultural current
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
conservative · orthodox · establishment · follower · adherent · compliant · accommodating · agreeable · acquiescent · deferential
academic
Relating to education or theory
- classicistScholar of antiquity
- traditionalistAdherent to established customs
- representationalDepicting recognizable subjects
figurative · realist · formalist · establishment · salon · conservative · derivative · imitative · unoriginal · mainstream
establishment
Founded organization or venue
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
governance · administration · official · formal · systematic · organizational · regulation · policy · procedure · framework
nominalism
Universals exist as labels only
- positivismPhilosophy demanding verifiable evidence
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
- instrumentalismTheories as useful tools
formalism · relativism · constructivism · epistemology · methodology · theoretical · linguistic · arbitrary · definitional · theory-laden
etiquette
Rules of polite conduct
formality · customs · mores · manners · politeness · civility · correctness · ceremony · ritual · observance
conventionalistnonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
rebel · eccentric · iconoclast · maverick · freethinker
conventionalistradical
Root-indicating symbol
revolutionary · progressive · liberal · left-winger · reformist