universalizations
Making something apply everywhere
Universalizations are acts of making something universal—applying a principle, rule, or concept to all cases without exception.
The term appears most often in philosophy and ethics, where universalization tests whether a principle could consistently apply to everyone: Kant's ethics require that moral rules pass the test of universalization.
In everyday contexts, universalizations often carry a critical edge, suggesting overgeneralization: Her universalizations about men ignored obvious counterexamples.
Extending across Earth
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- planetaryOf or relating to worlds
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
cross-border · multicultural · geopolitical · intercontinental · ecumenical · ubiquitous · omnipresent · borderless
Combining into a whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- amalgamationUniting into one
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
- fusionJoining into unity
incorporation · blending · coalescence · consolidation · merging · interweaving · synthesis · combinatory
Philosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- idealismBelief in noble principles
Platonism · categorical imperative · universals · particulars · nominalism · realism · transcendentals · a priori
Recurring arrangements or designs
- categoriesGroups of related things
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- inductionFormal admission process
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
extrapolation · broadening · typification · oversimplification · heuristics · assumptions · archetypes · regularities
Making things the same
- unificationMerging into one entity
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
- uniformityState of being identical
convergence · synchronization · centralization · consistency · alignment · systematization · regularization · normalization
worldwide
Extending across Earth
- transnationalCrossing country lines
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- planetaryOf or relating to worlds
international · cross-border · multicultural · geopolitical · intercontinental · ecumenical · ubiquitous · omnipresent · borderless · westernization
integration
Combining into a whole
- unificationMerging into one entity
- amalgamationUniting into one
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
fusion · incorporation · blending · coalescence · consolidation · merging · interweaving · synthesis · combinatory · reconciliation
metaphysics
Philosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
idealism · Platonism · categorical imperative · universals · particulars · nominalism · realism · transcendentals · a priori · natural law
patterns
Recurring arrangements or designs
- categoriesGroups of related things
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- inductionFormal admission process
inference · extrapolation · broadening · typification · oversimplification · heuristics · assumptions · archetypes · regularities · generalities
homogenization
Making things the same
- unificationMerging into one entity
- harmonizationCreating consistency across systems
- codificationOrganizing rules into system
uniformity · convergence · synchronization · centralization · consistency · alignment · systematization · regularization · normalization · streamlining
universalizationsspecifications
Stated requirements and parameters
localizations · specializations · exceptions · qualifications · limitations
universalizationsinstantiations
Concrete realizations of abstractions
exemplifications · applications · implementations · deductions · specifications