Relativism
Relativism posits that points of view have no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration.
I. Time
| Extent | Both |
| Ontological Status | Emergent |
| Grain | Continuous |
| Freedom | Non-Deterministic |
| Traversability | Linear |
| Dimensionality | N |
| Direction | Multi-directional |
Time is emergent and framework-dependent — different cultures, languages, and conceptual schemes may structure temporal experience differently. Its extent is both finite and infinite depending on the framework. Time's direction may be multi-directional because no single temporal ordering is objectively privileged. The relativist refuses to grant any particular model of time absolute status.
II. Space
| Extent | Both |
| Ontological Status | Emergent |
| Curvature | Undefined |
| Dimensionality | N |
| Locality | Local |
Space is emergent and framework-dependent — spatial concepts vary across cultures and conceptual schemes. Its curvature is undefined because the relativist denies that any single geometric description is objectively privileged. Space's extent is both finite and infinite depending on the framework, while its dimensionality is N because there is no absolute answer to how many dimensions space "really" has.
III. Matter
| Extent | Finite |
| Ontological Status | Emergent |
| Conservation | Conserved |
| Dimensionality | Three |
| Locality | Non-local |
Matter is emergent and its nature is relative to the conceptual framework in use — the relativist holds that what counts as "matter" varies across scientific, cultural, and linguistic schemes. Matter is conserved within the framework of physics but non-local in the sense that its significance extends beyond any single framework's spatial assumptions.
IV. Observer
| Time Instance | Multiple |
| Space Instance | Multiple |
| Extent of Knowledge | Immediate |
| Retainment of Knowledge | Immediate |
| Physicality | Variable |
| Agency | Variable |
| Number | Plural |
V. Energy
Energy is emergent and framework-dependent — its nature and conservation depend on the conceptual scheme in use. Conservation is variable because different frameworks may treat energy differently. Dispersibility is irreversible within most physical frameworks, but the relativist does not grant this universality.
VI. Information
Information is framework-dependent: what counts as information, what is meaningful, and what is true varies across cultural, linguistic, and conceptual schemes. No facts are absolute or permanently fixed.