One of the four fundamental principles of concept formation in Integral Relational Logic. When creating the ontological level of the foundations of all knowledge, we begin with being, a single concept of the utmost generality. This is the simplest possible application of Ockham’s razor, known as the “principle of ontological economy, usually formulated as ‘Entities are not to be multiplied beyond necessity’.” From there, we form the primal concepts of entity and attribute, continuing this analytical process until we produce a cognitive map of the complexity of the Totality of Existence.

When using Integral Relational Logic in practice, we first abstract a few concepts as pillars on which to build our knowledge of a particular domain. This provides a simple structure on which we can build a coherent body of knowledge of a particular subject through further differentiation, remembering that all concepts are subclasses of Being, as abstractions from the Ocean of Consciousness, like waves and currents on and beneath the surface, never separate from this multidimensional ball of water for an instant.