Schools of Existential Thought

The Schools of Existential Thought, as defined by Tony Stark in February 2015, are, "The different ways that individuals perceive or experience reality."
Each of the schools of thought are described below as described by Stark.
==The Fundamental Schools==
===Realism===
The School of Realism is one of the two fundamental perceptions of reality. Realism states that existence occurs beyond one's awareness or lack thereof; lack of awareness does not necessarily entail lack of existence.
===Solipsism===
The School of Solipsism is the other fundamental perception of reality. Solipsism states that existence does not occur beyond one's awareness; lack of awareness entails lack of existence.
==Realism Derivatives==
===Idealism / Neo-realism / Ideal realism===
The School of Idealism is one of the two derivatives of Realism. After the 2015 Convergence, Idealism was the dominant existential thought in society. Idealism states that the existence of dimensions or universes beyond one's own occurs beyond one's awareness or lack thereof; lack of awareness of the unobservable universe/dimension does not necessarily entail said universe's/dimension's lack of existence. Stark identified himself as an Idealist.
===Rationalism / Neo-solipsism / Rational realism===
The School of Rationalism is the other derivative of Realism. Before the 2015 Convergence, Rationalism was the dominant existential thought in society. Rationalism states that the existence of dimensions or universes beyond one's own does not occur beyond one's awareness; lack of awareness of the unobservable universe/dimension entails said universe's/dimension's lack of existence.
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