The idea that adherence to international standards on human rights — but also international commitments on other matters, such as fighting climate change and taking in asylum seekers and refugees — is a zero-sum negative for America is of course supposed to be foundational to Trump's worldview.
Taking such a faith-proposition to be true, then, is not something that comes in degrees: either one 'buys into' the overall worldview a (foundational) faith-proposition proposes, or one does not.
Conceptual ecologies refer to the interactive network of a person's epistemological commitments, beliefs and their different kinds of knowledge that collectively form the foundational, "organizing conceptions" of that person's worldview (Demastes et al. 1995, p. 638).
Acknowledging this of course does not preclude scientific understanding to be foundational in any argument for or against a particular worldview.
In recent analyses of metaphors used in political discourse, Lakoff has uncovered basic parenting frames and foundational metaphor systems that underlie deeply held beliefs and worldviews.
They invoke patriotic faith to America, yet try to hijack the will of "WE, the people" he people...the first three words in that foundational document... to impose their own narrow minority Individualist/Hierarchist worldview.
An additional critical step is to acknowledge differences in opinions, worldviews, perspectives and to stress that the discussion and debate of these topics is a foundational component of our democracy.
My own research on masculinity focuses on just one facet of the evangelical worldview but a foundational one.
I want foundational health.
