1
From: "Human Potential & Development."
Split Justification: Development fundamentally involves both our inner landscape (**Internal World**) and our interaction with everything outside us (**External World**). (Ref: Subject-Object Distinction)..
2
From: "External World (Interaction)"
Split Justification: All external interactions fundamentally involve either other human beings (social, cultural, relational, political) or the non-human aspects of existence (physical environment, objects, technology, natural world). This dichotomy is mutually exclusive and comprehensively exhaustive.
3
From: "Interaction with the Non-Human World"
Split Justification: All human interaction with the non-human world fundamentally involves either the cognitive process of seeking knowledge, meaning, or appreciation from it (e.g., science, observation, art), or the active, practical process of physically altering, shaping, or making use of it for various purposes (e.g., technology, engineering, resource management). These two modes represent distinct primary intentions and outcomes, yet together comprehensively cover the full scope of how humans engage with the non-human realm.
4
From: "Modifying and Utilizing the Non-Human World"
Split Justification: This dichotomy fundamentally separates human activities within the "Modifying and Utilizing the Non-Human World" into two exhaustive and mutually exclusive categories. The first focuses on directly altering, extracting from, cultivating, and managing the planet's inherent geological, biological, and energetic systems (e.g., agriculture, mining, direct energy harnessing, water management). The second focuses on the design, construction, manufacturing, and operation of complex artificial systems, technologies, and built environments that human intelligence creates from these processed natural elements (e.g., civil engineering, manufacturing, software development, robotics, power grids). Together, these two categories cover the full spectrum of how humans actively reshape and leverage the non-human realm.
5
From: "Creating and Advancing Human-Engineered Superstructures"
Split Justification: ** This dichotomy fundamentally separates human-engineered superstructures based on their primary mode of existence and interaction. The first category encompasses all tangible, material structures, machines, and physical networks built by humans. The second covers all intangible, computational, and data-based architectures, algorithms, and virtual environments that operate within the digital realm. Together, these two categories comprehensively cover the full spectrum of artificial systems and environments humans create, and they are mutually exclusive in their primary manifestation.
6
From: "Engineered Physical Constructs and Infrastructures"
Split Justification: This dichotomy distinguishes between the large-scale, often fixed, and interconnected physical systems that form the fundamental backbone and enabling environment for human activity and society (e.g., transportation networks, utility grids, major public facilities), versus the more discrete, often mobile, and purpose-specific physical constructs and objects designed for direct operational use, individual function, or localized habitation within or upon these foundational systems (e.g., vehicles, tools, machinery, appliances, individual dwellings).
7
From: "Operational Constructs and Discrete Objects"
Split Justification: This dichotomy separates physical constructs based on their primary mode of function. The first category encompasses objects designed for active task performance, transformation, mobility, or direct operational use (e.g., tools, machinery, vehicles, active appliances). The second category includes objects designed primarily to provide a static environment, shelter, storage, or passive containment for living or holding other objects (e.g., individual dwellings, furniture, containers, sheds). These two categories are mutually exclusive in their primary intent and comprehensively cover the scope of operational constructs and discrete objects.
8
From: "Static Enclosures for Habitation and Containment"
Split Justification: This dichotomy fundamentally separates "Static Enclosures for Habitation and Containment" into two exhaustive and mutually exclusive categories. The first category encompasses larger, often fixed architectural constructions that define a primary enclosed space specifically designed for human habitation or substantial storage. The second category includes more granular, often movable objects designed to furnish these spaces, facilitate human activity within them, or specifically contain smaller items.
9
From: "Interior Furnishings and Item Receptacles"
Split Justification: This dichotomy separates interior furnishings and item receptacles based on their primary functional relationship within an enclosed space. The first category encompasses objects designed predominantly to directly support human activities, provide comfort, or enhance the aesthetic environment for human occupants (e.g., seating, tables for work/dining, beds, lighting, decorative items). The second category includes objects primarily designed to contain, store, organize, or display other inanimate items and possessions (e.g., cabinets, shelves, drawers, wardrobes, storage boxes). This distinction is mutually exclusive as an object's primary purpose typically aligns with one category, and comprehensively exhaustive, covering all elements within the scope of interior furnishings and item receptacles.
10
From: "Receptacles for Storing and Organizing Possessions"
Split Justification: This dichotomy fundamentally separates receptacles for storing and organizing possessions based on whether their contents are primarily exposed and readily accessible or contained and protected by physical barriers. The first category encompasses structures like shelves, racks, and open display cases where items are visible and directly accessible. The second category comprises structures like cabinets, drawers, wardrobes, and boxes where items are enclosed by doors, lids, or compartmentalized sections. These two categories are mutually exclusive in their primary structural design and comprehensively exhaustive, covering all forms of storage receptacles.
11
From: "Receptacles for Open Storage and Display"
Split Justification: This dichotomy fundamentally separates open storage and display receptacles based on their primary mode of existence and connection to their environment. The first category includes units designed to be permanently affixed to walls or built directly into architectural structures, making them static and part of the building. The second category encompasses units designed to stand independently without external support or attachment, allowing them to be moved or relocated within a space. This distinction is mutually exclusive, as any given open storage receptacle will fall into one category or the other, and comprehensively exhaustive, covering all forms within the parent node's scope.
12
From: "Freestanding and Relocatable Open Storage"
Split Justification: This dichotomy separates freestanding and relocatable open storage based on their primary design intent concerning mobility during use. The first category comprises units specifically engineered with features (e.g., wheels, lightweight construction, handles) to facilitate frequent or active movement and repositioning within a space. The second category includes units designed primarily to remain in a fixed operational location, even though they are freestanding and can be manually relocated for purposes like cleaning or rearrangement. These two categories are mutually exclusive, as a unit's design intent for mobility will align with one or the other, and comprehensively exhaustive, covering all forms of freestanding and relocatable open storage.
✓
Topic: "Open Storage Units for Stationary Placement" (W7662)