Owfism

=Introduction= Owfism is the official ideology of Owfed2. It is a eco-cooperativist,  mutualist,  ultra-internationalist and  progressive ideology. It inhabits the Libertarian Left section of the political compass. The main goals of this ideology are:
 * [[File:Eco-Cooperativism-small.PNG]] Establishment of an eco-friendly, co-operative based economy with few government intervention.
 * [[File:Cybercom.png]] Digitalization of economic planning and distribution.
 * [[File:World_Federalism2.png]] Creation of a World Federation and the abandonment of the nation state.
 * [[File:Laicism.png]] Formation of a more rational and secular society.
 * [[File:Civlibert.png]] Creation of a free, unfettered world.
 * [[File:Neotechnocracy.png]] The acceleration of technological growth.

=Figures= Heraclitus (535 BCE-475 BCE)  Socrates (470 BCE-399 BCE)  Democritus (460 BCE-370 BCE)  Aristotle (384 BCE-322 BCE)  Marcus Aurelius (121-180)  William of Ockham (1285-1347)  Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679)  Rene Descartes (1596-1650)  Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)  Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)  G.W.F Hegel (1770-1831)  David Ricardo (1772-1823)  Pierre Joseph-Proudhon (1809-1865)  Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)  Karl Marx (1818-1883)  Henry George (1839-1897)  Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)  Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925)  Albert Einstein (1879-1955)  Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938)  Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)  John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946)  Clement Attlee (1883-1967)  Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)  Albert Camus (1913-1960)  Gene Rodenberry (1921-1991)  Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-2022)  Nikolai Kardashev (1932-2019)  Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) Julian Assange (1971-)  Andrew Yang (1975-)  Ivan Bartos (1980-)  Andrewism (?-)  BritMonkey (?-) 

=Beliefs=

Economics
Owfism wants to establish an economy that works for the people but is also realistic and effective. They believe that while every system has flaws and is thus not perfect, however, a system with little flaws and flexibility can be made. This is why they advocate for a co-operative based Minarcho-Mutualism. They see this as a way to establish worker ownership of the means of production. They support the notion of markets but letting them run free can lead to  "unintended results". As such, they support a democratic computer program, one similar to  Allende's Cybersyn in the country of Chile. They believe however that some government intervention in the economy is necessary, in the case of breaking up monopolies and trusts. They believe that Gross Domestic Product should be replaced with an  Economic Scorecard, as to make political priorities be more towards the quality of the people. They believe that co-ops should be the bulk of the economy, however, the economy must have diversity as such there still will be  Small Medium Businesses and  Small Family-Owned Businesses. The role of the government would be very limited, as most economic things would be down to computers and workers. However, stuff like rail and electricity is still nationalized because those things are better under one national company. I am against protectionism in the economy as it can lead to a divided world and more factionalism. However, most countries are going to have eco-friendly manufacturing bases and there will also have national Buy [National]! campaigns, free trade agreements are to also respect worker rights,  environmental rights and  human rights, this is to prevent offshoring (until the world unites) and other globalization disadvantages. When it comes to taxation, they advocate for:
 * [[File:EconProg.png]] Wealth Tax (30% rate on wealth over 1bn$)
 * [[File:Georgist.png]] Land Value Tax (a progressive rate from 0-95% based on the value of the unimproved land)
 * [[File:Envi.png]] Carbon Tax (at a rate of 60$/ton, progressively rises to meet Paris Agreement targets)
 * [[File:Merit.png]] Inheritance Tax (at a rate of 50%, only applies to the wealthy)
 * [[File:Health_and_Safetyf.png]] Value Added Tax (from 5-15%, based on how healthy/eco-friendly a product is)
 * [[File:Religion.png]] Church Tax (5%-50% progressive rate on all churches based on size, in order to discourage the opening and continuation of churches)
 * [[File:Edu.png]] Graduate Tax (at a progressive rate from 8% to 16%, to replace tuition fees and to allow for the maintaining and construction of good colleges)
 * [[File:Cryptan.png]] Financial Transactions Tax (0.1% rate, set on all financial transactions in order to prevent market speculation)

Environment
In the case of the climate crisis, Owfism believes that a problem this big needs an action that is equally as big. As such, they believe in sweeping measures to solve the climate crisis to ensure a green future. They are part of the Eco-Cooperativist Movement, the movement that seeks to establish a  co-operative based economy as part of the transition of  going green. I support a dramatic increase in the fight against climate change, wanting to have global government climate investment soar to 4 Trillion $. They not only want to massively increase investment in things like renewable energy and electric heating, but they also want massive investment to flow towards things like hydrogen-powered high-speed trains, electric bicycles,  nuclear energy (until renewable storage improves), offshore wind, tidal power,  aqua culture and sea de-salinization, cellular meat, green buildings and many other green technologies. This massive investment will allow there to be enough investments in everything and allow a quick end to the climate crisis. They also believe that a carbon tax is necessary, this will tax major polluters and thus encourage them not to pollute as much in order to not get taxed as often. This tax will rise progressively until we reach net zero. I also believe that we will need carbon capture technologies (both natural and artificial) in order to achieve net-negative emissions and to truly bring emissions down to pre-industrial levels. I also support nuclear fusion technology and I believe it should be pursued, if it is possible to make, then we will have a renewable and strong source of energy. I also believe that there should be education in regards to the environment in order for us to learn how to live in harmony with Mother Nature and her sons. I also support the abolition of cars as cars just have higher pollution levels compared to other forms of public transportation and are worse for the environment, in production and in travel.

Society
When it comes to society, Owfism believe in the expansion of civil liberties and wants to end the  surveillance state. They believes in a new bill of rights that truly guarantees the rights of thepeople, animals and plants in order to protect  mother nature through what I call  neo-human rights. They support liberalization of  gun laws and  drug laws, believing that there should be a right to bear arms for anyone over the age of 19 and that drugs should be legal for people over the age of 18 (for soft drugs) and for people over the age of 25 (for hard drugs). They also support reforms to the prison system, wanting to reduce life sentences to just 15 years, end the death penalty and establish a model of rehabilitation, just like in  Norway. They also support abolishment of copyright in most cases, with there being few exceptions to the rule. Patents are also abolished as they just result in hoarding and profit, preventing complete accessibility. They also believe that we should massively tax churches and I believe in separation of state and life from religion believing that there shouldn't be any form of churches and that any kind of religious belief should be kept personal and in private, as they believe that while there shouldn't be any places of worship, they can still do religious activities at home. They also want the creation of more secular education in order to lead forth an abandonment of  religion. They also believe in making internet social media be much more competitive, with there being millions of social media websites to choose from rather than just 4 main ones. This will be done through trust busting but also through grants or tax credits. This is to end the reign of big tech. They also support pirate politics, thus, they want to bring forth internet encryption and anonymity back into place and abolish surveillance schemes like  behavioral patterns. When it comes to the issue of immigration, they support the idea of polyculturalism, the notion that cultures and nationalities shall thrive together, not isolated. And finally, on abortion, Women should be free to abort a baby, as most cases of abortion are still when the mothers' life is in danger. Owfism also belives there should be   complete equality of opportunity between people but also  almost complete equality of outcome.

Diplomacy
Owfism supports the creation of a world federation that will be done through the integration of  the United Nations, similar to how an integration process would go towards a  European federation. He believes that the creation of a world federation will result in many contemporary problems being solved or at the very least fought harder against. With this, most things which are recognized based on specific nations are to be made global. Things like currencies, domain names etc. but also things like language, with there being a official global language - Esperanto, that will be taught 4 hours per week in all schools. In short, basically everything that isn't globalized will be globalized. They also believe in autonomy and prosperity for colonized peoples and believe that reparations for them will be necessary, as to bring them to the same level as us and to achieve equality. While they are very internationalist. They are in opposition to ideologies like  imperialism, supporting peaceful means to achieve his goal of a world federation, this combined with indigenism firmly placing him in the  alter-globalization category.

=Other=

[[File:Antinat.png]] The Death Toll of the Nation State [[File:Antinat.png]]
What is the death toll of the nation state? How such thing can be classified? Well, these things are inherent to the notion of a nation state and are thus taken into consideration: War (basically every nation state in history), Genocide (tyrannical regimes like the Nazis or  Stalinist USSR), Imperialism (practices done by countries like the  British Empire,  modern-day United States and  Soviet Union) and finally Hunger. The last one is because of the fact that while we produce 2 billion more food than there are people, 800 million people are still hungry. In their opinion, problems like food waste and resource distribution could be solved far easier in a world federation and a nation state hinders that. So what is the death toll? The conservative estimate for war deaths is 150 million in total. Imperialism has killed 56 million people, 15 million people have died from genocide. Hunger kills 9 million people/year or if we measure it till 1900 using this (and only this) that would be quite a lot of people. So yea, the nation state has killed at least 200 million people in its history. We must abandon it, and to do that, we must create a world federation. For example, Communism (or Marxism) is said, according to the estimates of the Black Book of Communism (which I know isn't the most accurate) to have killed 100 million people. The 200 million deaths of the nation state are merely a conservative if not very conservative estimate. However if we go by the highest estimates, this already goes into the billions of people. All for one concept, for just one concept this many people died.

[[File:ConstLib.png]] Bill of Rights [[File:ConstLib.png]]
The  bill of rights needs desperate reform so that it can truly guarantee the rights of not just every human in the world but also the rights of nature, to allow us to build a relationship of harmony with nature. This is through an idea called neo-human rights and this will not just fight for the rights of humans, but also for the rights of animals, plants and the nature around us. This is to also eradicate our antrophocentric views and embrace  bioequalist views. (This will just be a basic TLDR and won't include all of my proposed rights)

[[File:Humanismpix.png]] Rights for Humans [[File:Humanismpix.png]]
etc.
 * [[File:Civlibert.png]] Right to Free Speech
 * [[File:GRights.png]] Right to Bear Arms
 * [[File:Equality.png]] Right to Equality
 * [[File:FDF-Pirate.png]] Right to Privacy
 * [[File:Eudaimonia.png]] Right to Life
 * [[File:Gay.png]] Right to Marriage
 * [[File:Edu.png]] Right to Education
 * [[File:Bpop.png]] Right to be free from Discrimination
 * [[File:Abol.png]] Right to be free from Slavery

[[File:Prim.png]] Rights for Animals/Plants [[File:Prim.png]]
etc.
 * [[File:Liberty.png]] Right to live Free
 * [[File:Welf.png]] Right to Welfare
 * [[File:Protect.png]] Right to Protection

[[File:Ego.png]] Rights are Made up. So what? [[File:Ego.png]]
Yea I understand that stuff like human rights are not part of human nature, but in my opinion I believe society is better off having these rights as without them morals may become completely blurred for some, and society, before the concept of social contracts or human rights wasn't particularly good either. The freedoms given up in the "State of Nature" aka the era before things like human rights are mostly and only  negative liberties (freedom from thing), and as the saying goes: good luck having only negative liberty in the middle of the desert. Human rights balance things and makes it so that society doesn't have only negative liberty (freedom from) but also positive liberty (freedom to). Through this, I follow a political philosophy of  Social Libertarianism, balancing positive and negative liberty.

=Philosophy=

Metaphysics
When it comes to metaphysics and the problem of universals and particulars, they come to believe in the idea of nominalism, the idea that universals and general ideas are just mere names without any corresponding reality. Only the particulars are ones which have a corresponding reality. I believe in the Hobbesian notion that everything is made of matter. Now let's descend to another level, that being the meaning of life. When it comes to this, Owfism believes in the existentialist notion that there is no universal meaning of life given by a higher being/authority, and is merely made by the individual which is living that life through his own lifestyle. They also believe in absurdism, our existence is absurd and a fluke and that the things we do in life are just an absurd, but that we should embrace it and not seek suicide or a leap of faith, as said in the  Camusian interpretation of the Myth of Sisyphus. Let's descend down to the level of ontology and to the main question: Do we have free will? Owfism believes that we have free will. Why? Well, if everything was determined, wouldn't we be determined to not think about if our actions are just determined? What makes it so that we can do that? That is their main reason as to why they believe we have free will.

Epistemology
When it comes to epistemology, my beliefs can easily be summed up to follow the ideas of epistemic existentialism, this is the idea that what is rational and what is not is merely down to  the individual himself as we have free will. When it comes to knowledge, I believe that humans either have a stable foundation of knowledge or that they live in chaos and confusion. This is called Cartesian anxiety. We cannot know everything as every time we know something a new unknown is discovered.

Overview
When it comes to the notion of Logic, I believe in Hegelian Dialectics.

[[File:HegelianPhilosophy.png]] Hegelian Dialectics [[File:HegelianPhilosophy.png]]
As I said, I believe in Hegelian dialectics. Through dialectics we discover the truth about things and modern society in of itself. Hegelian dialectics has 3 main phases: Abstract, Negative and Concrete. Let's sum them up. The abstract is the initial idea and belief that emerges. The negative is either the reaction against it or the thing which allows the abstract to finally express itself into the concrete. The final result. Whether its good or bad. The cycle, of abstract, negative and concrete continues and continues over the course of human history. We, today, are currently living through and will always live in this cycle.

Sociology
Let's first start with how a human is developed, according to Owfism, a human develops his essence through the socio-economic conditions he is born in. This view is largely in line with the ideas of social constructivism. An individual's essence is based on the conditions he was born in. Which, always succeeds existence. Now let's descend down to a broader human level, that being the developments in culture, art, philosophy and other things. Modernism and post-modernism do raise some good points, but according to Owfism, are not good enough. Through this, they conclude that meta-modernism is the right set of beliefs to be followed when it comes to this. When it comes to individual desires, they are firmly an individualist, this is because of their beliefs in free will, existentialism and moral relativism. Individuals in their society are free. They go by the slogan of "Live and let live." Their policies seek to maximize individual liberty and privacy, allowing them to enjoy the things they want to enjoy without unnecessary state intervention.

Ethics
Let's begin with the main ethical level, that being the level of morals. Morals, like  time are to be relative, views are only determined by the society we grow up, and not otherwise. There are no universal morals. Moral standpoints are only true or false only to some relative standpoint. This view is to be called moral relativism. Now let's descend down to the level of my own personal moral code, this is based on two ideas: The idea of the  virtuous golden mean and the idea of  human flourishing. Through these ideas they seek to find a meaning to life, only for myself however, as I said, there is no inherent meaning to life. With this, they believe there are 12 virtues (or 12 golden means) each in between 2 vices.

Overview
When it comes to aesthetics, that being the study of art, my beliefs in art tend to be that of solarpunk.

[[File:Ectrans.png]] Solarpunk [[File:Ectrans.png]]
=Personality=

MBTI
INTP-T "Turbulent Logician"

INTJ-T "Turbulent Architect"

(I don't know which fits me more)

Enneagram
5w6 "Troubleshooter"

=Relations=
 * -| Self-Inserts

Friends
Yoda8soup Thought (//) - Surprisingly, we are actually pretty similar, on economics, we both support market socialism and georgism. De-central computer planning is an interesting concept, socially, we are pretty much the same, however, you should be more libertarian. Civically, we are the same, except for defensive democracy, I don't like that. Although, you should be more internationalist. TLDR: Pretty similar, with some minor differences. (//) - Not bad! Especially on economics and a bit on social policy, we are actually in agreement, however you need to be more progressive and more internationalist, otherwise, not bad, as said before. Mattism (//) - Not a bad ideology, we are pretty similar, the only difference we have is that you're too protectionist for me and are also in favor of defensive democracy, you are also more economically moderate but other than that, you are a good ideology.

Celfloskyism (//) - Pretty nice ideology, and it clearly seems you want not just equality but also freedom for the Chinese people, although I don't really like the ideas of Irredentism, your cycle democracy is not really something I like. You support virtue ethics and existentialism, although I am not that utilitarian though. Otherwise, pretty good!

AshleyHereism (//) - Yo, this is actually based for an anarchist, existentialism and absurdism are very based! Oscar Wilde is also based! I don't agree with Diogenes, but he was savage and independent, and I like that. It's nice how you support some Stoicism. Overall, you're mostly an anarchist version of me, which is pretty interesting.

Uzarashvilism (//) - Economics wise, you are pretty similar to me, as we both believe in a socialist market economy, and the fact that we both believe that the Nordics are just (for now) the countries with the best economic model (or rather, least evil) in the world. Not bad, however, our difference comes in social and international issues, first off, you are too conservative, you can at least be more progressive by supporting SJW-Lite. Also on international issues, you can still be a globalist and oppose "economic globalization" (like me). So yea, too isolationist. But yea, pretty good overall.

Glencoeism (//) - Wow, you are pretty based! I agree with you on PWA, we both stride for a sort of Co-operative, meritocratic society, if only you were more global... BE MORE GLOBAL!

Inexistent Ideology (//) - Not bad, just be less nationalist, more progressive and also more pro-market. Oh and more democratic. In rest pretty good.

Rocksism (//) - Not bad, and yes, Camus is based. You may be too communalist and marxist for my liking, but overall, pretty good!

BrainRustism (//) - Some of your stances on education are pretty admirable, yes, you should be able to sell candy at school, it improves competition and prevents a school monopoly engaging in unfair price gouging. You're actually not that bad, even if I disagree with you on some things.

Neo-Kiraism (//) - Your philosophy of absurdism is based, you're agreeable in some areas like eco-socialism,  but I am not that Marxist overall, preferring mutualist socialism instead. Internationalism is based, but come on, you got to support a world federation. Overall, not too bad.

Pantheonism (//) - Pretty interesting ideology and not that bad at all, pretty based when it comes to diplomacy, but still, why monarchism and why can't you be more progressive?

Atronism (//) - Marxist-leninist, I know, you seem to be slightly authoritarian and not libertarian, but hey at least you're progressive (even if way too progressive) and are Laicist, like me. Which is absolutely based. A more leftist and slightly more authoritarian version of me. Not bad.

Braun Spencer Thought (//) - You are basically reincarnated LBJ, your economic policies are not that bad but you should be Socialist and while you support a world federation I despise your support of tariffs and also your support of interventionism. Interventionism should typically be the last call not the first call. Pretty close onto being in frenemies.

Frenemies
Post-Councilism (//) - I hate vanguard centralism, and I am just generally not really into Communism in general, nor do I agree with Zizek, although you're quite literate in political/philosophical theory, which I admire. I wish to have said more but sadly I am not that literate in the beliefs you have so...

HelloThere314ism (//) - Your beliefs are not really beliefs that I tend to agree with, and also, on some parts, your page is unfinished so I don't really know how to rate you, but it is clear you know theory, so that's nice.

Ultroneism (//) - You are the most literate user on here on basically anything, now that's something, however, my opinions on your ideolo- I mean philosophy. In rest, my ideology disagrees with your ideologies on many things or I am just too illiterate on some things to give a proper opinion.

BasedManism (//) - I am just gonna beyond the ideas of based and cringe and just put you in frenemies tier definitely not because of the fact I am too lazy to read your page right now although I don't know, your page doesn't seem to mention ethics for example, only seems like it mentions metaphysics and logic. So, I can't completely judge your philosophical beliefs, so yea, you go here. Also come on at least I have some influence from Kant in epistemology

FinalFantasy24ism (//) - Your ideology is literally just Hu Jintao as a self-insert. No really, that's what it is. So you belong here.

Enemies
Implianium (//) - Its nice how you hate religion, but bruh why state atheism? And come on, why do you support genocide, ultranationalism and anti-urbanism!?! And god dang it you want psychopaths to be their own class, what is this? I really hope this is LARP.

New Model Of Cheesenism (//) - Unironic islamo-fascist. You are no good.
 * -| Figures

95-100
Stephen Hawking (100/100) - You contributed a lot to science, that is no lie, but your political beliefs are also very based. Democratic socialism and space all the way!

Alexander Dubcek (98/100) - Yo! This is very based! You supported liberal democratic socialism, while also supporting Esperanto and market socialism. Shame that Soviet Imperialists took you down. While yes I am not really a Marxist it wouldn't be that bad to be under your rule.

80-95
Mikhail Gorbachev (88/100) - You brought democracy and market socialism to the USSR, although you did make some mishaps and did not avert the collapse of the Soviet Union.

60-80
Thomas Sankara (75/100) - Probably the best ML out there, re-forested Burkina Faso, promoted equal rights, reduced infant mortality and poverty and didn't use a cult of personality. Sad that the west saw you as a threat and ousted you. Still, your human rights violations were not good to say the least and your state socialism.

0-10
Ion Iliescu (2/100) - Fuck you. You ruined Romania in the 1990s, you privatized a shit ton and allowed for corrupt robber barons to develop. And you were a former ally of Ceausescu. You even wanted to keep Communism at first until the people said they had enough. At least you chose to live modestly during your tenure as President.

Elena Ceausescu (0/100) - Fuck you, like genuinely, I hope you are rotting in hell. You have literally ruined the Bucharest metro along with your smooth brain husband who is a Juche wannabe, you ruined Romanian science, agriculture and education. All of them. You stupid moron. You're one of the main factors as to why Romania sucks.

Nicolae Ceausescu (2/100) - Initially, you were ok-ish, you continued Dej's reforms and made Romania more independent from the USSR and also denounced Soviet intervention in Czechoslovakia. But then you just became shit after your stupid austerity, anti-abortion decree and you basically allowing your dumb as a rock wife to be the head of important sectors and also deputy prime minister. You were also very corrupt and led to the 90s corruption.

Test results
Closest match : Democratic Socialism

Closest match : INTP

Closest match : Libertarian Socialism

Closest match : Liberal Socialism

Closest match : Left-Libertarianism

Announcement

 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - I need an ideology image (you know, like this: [[File:OwfBall.png]]) but one which actually encompasses my ideological beliefs. The ideologies that would be part of it are to be Geolibertarianism and Libertarian Market Socialism. (Can include 2 other ideologies in the combination, of your personal preference, must be ideologies Owf adheres to)
 * - [[File:Owff.png]]
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - Thank you!

Comment
Owfism - Deleted old comments

Rocksism - Add please (also is that the Limberwisk flag?).

Owfism - Yes it is, I thought it was cool since I couldn't think of another thing other than that (and I will add you soon, kinda busy rn)
 * [[File:Rocksismicon.png]] Rocksism - It is cool (if it existed I'd move there too).

Implianium - Add me

- Add me? :)

- Hi, I re-added you. Would you mind adding my ideology again?

- Readd me please.

- Btw, the geolibertarian market socialism page was my very old self insert, idc about it anymore so you can revamp it if you want, kinda like what Aaron did with Bleeding Heart Geolibertarian Market Socialism.
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - Wow, I actually didn't know that, I just saw the page and just saw how accurate it was to my ideology, so I just adopted that. Yea, I could maybe revamp it.
 * - Also, could you please add me?


 * - Add me?


 * - Add Please.


 * [[File:BasedMan.png]]BasedManism - add me?


 * [[File:Uzarashvilism.png]]Uzarashvilism - Yo there, add me?


 * - Re-add me fellow Wilde enjoyer.


 * - Monism isn't the principle that mind and body are united in each "individual" human. It is the principle that all of reality is one thing, that there is no body or mind but rather these are modes or aspects of the one thing, as such you and I and every other human are actually one "object" or thing and thus we do not have bodies, but rather each seemingly individual body is actually just a "limb" or part of the whole.


 * - Could I use text of your ideology to my policies?
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - Yes you very much can.


 * - "Let's first begin with the definitions of both ideas, first off, rationalism is the practice of basing actions and opinions on reason and knowledge. Then, empiricism is the opposite, with it being the practice of basing actions and opinions on belief or emotional response." WHAT? - Rationalism is the principle that knowledge derives from reasoning, as such logical reasoning. While Empiricism is the epistemological belief that sensory experience such as scientific observation is the source of knowledge - it has nothing to do with belief, emotion, or opinions. What utter dribble, as if Descartes didn't also utilise empirical arguments and Locke didn't use rationalist principles.

- Yo! You're a cybersocialist now too that's based as hell! :D
 * - Gorbachev is based [[File:Gigachad.png]]
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - Indeed [[File:Gigachad.png]]
 * [[File:Neokira2.png]] Neo-Kiraism - add me lol

- Add me plz

Glencoe- add me Plz


 * - This is definitely me when I confuse conceptualism and nominalism.
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - I never heard of that term before, I had heard of nominalism and I thought that would fit, I will change that.
 * - "The main problem of metaphysics, which precedes the essence of objects is the problem of universals and particulars." - Essences are univerals so it doesn't precede, but is simultaneous - and if one was taking a purely historical look at the evolution of the problem, essence actually precedes.  "There is a view however, that asserts that universals don't exist, that being conceptualism" - Neither Conceptualism nor Nominalism assert that universals do not exist. let me go over the quadrants; Platonic or Strong Realism holds that universals are mind independent and transcendent, that is they are abstract and exist as neither material or immaterial objects. Then you have Aristotelian or Immanent realism that holds that the "form" or essence or universal of lets say a cat does not exist in and of itself, but is rather immanent and never seperate from the particular. Then you have a range of Nominalisms which can include conceptual nominalism or conceptualism. Conceptualism holds that the concepts within the mind are univerals, i.e. I imagine a cat as a universal cat that is neither a tabby or a simese or black or tall or etc. While the nominalist holds that the only universal is the actual word cat, and thus the imagined cat is always a particular cat that you have experienced or can mitch-match together.  "And even if there was a form, what would the perfect form of "cat" be?" Plato's 'Forms' may be perfect (even this is not strictly true, because Plato's Forms are just the absolute form i.e. a cat and nothing else, or the "Good" and nothing else, unlike say a small cat which is both a cat and small) - but universals are just shared properties that all the particulars have, i.e. a tall cat and a small cat are both cats, doesn't make "cat" perfect.  "In conclusion, I believe that the only thing that actually exists are merely material particulars" Nominalism nor Conceptualism leads to materialism, All nominalists historically have been empiricists, but not materialists. As such Ockham believes in immaterial objects such as God and the Angels, Berkeley was a subject Idealist, but someone like Hobbes thought everything was matter.

FinalFantasy24-Please Add me:https://polcompballanarchy.miraheze.org/wiki/UserWiki:FinalFantasy24 BrainRustism - Add?
 * - Am I missing something? Where Neokira supports Juche?
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - When I added Neokira, it said on their page that they are sympathetic to Juche, maybe they have removed that or something, I should probably look. Edit: Yea, they removed that, I will adjust that in my relations soon

- Do you have discord? BrainRustism - What is it that you disagree?
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - Sorry I don't.
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - I don't really agree with an armed insurrection against the school system, and also its not school that is causing us to fail its the un-meritocratic system that we live in, which sadly, school doesn't mention us. The problem with school can be solved through reforms not armed insurrection.
 * [[File:Glencoe.png]] Glencoe- Hydrogen Powered planes are green they should be used
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - Yea I kagree, I know, I said the thing I said because well even those are not that common compared to regular planes.

Pantheonism - Add me?

New Model Of Cheesenism - re added me

Atronism - Seems like you've shifted a little bit more to the left, which is based. Add me?

- I arrive with a question. Is your flag supposed to be a reference to this?
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - Yes

Braun Spencer Thought - Add me, maybe?

Lancebarnett - Trash economics and social ideas
 * [[File:OwfBall.png]] Owfism - My views are not perfect, neither are yours, we are equal.