A worldview’s independence or integration is a decisive analytic criterion.

Evidence

A prime criterion for judging either conceptions of the world or, especially, practical stances is the following: can the conception of the world or the practical action in question be conceived of as “isolated”, “independent”, bearing entire responsibility for the collective life? Or is that impossible, and must it be conceived of as “integration” or perfecting of—or counterweight to—another conception of the world or practical attitude? — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 692

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

• DEFINE: A diagnostic criterion for whether a conception of the world is total or merely partial/reformist.

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