Human being, self, and practice
Category
Kategori
Extended note
Categories may be necessary for analysis and administration, but criteria, scope, and individual transfer must be made visible.
Limitations
Not the same as
- person
- cause
- individual destiny
- ontological essence
Related terms
Methodological relevance
Audit tests who selected the category, what it preserves, and how it is applied to individual cases.
Sources and principal occurrence
Source note: T6 and T5 on classification, modelling, and individual assignment.
- T6 — Self, Identity and RoleThe sustained theory document on the human being, self, identity, role, status, responsibility, and identity capture.
- Model AuditOperational examination of model grounds, transformation, and validity.
Correct and incorrect use
Correct use
“The category orders the material by stated criteria.”
Incorrect or over-strong use
“Because the person is in the group, the person has every group property.”
Suggested citation
Suggested citationVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). “Category”. Røyndalism — Lexicon, content version 1.0.
APAVikesland, M. A. A. (2026). Category (version 1.0). Røyndalism. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/category/
MLAVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Category.” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026, https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/category/.
ChicagoVikesland, Martin A. A.. “Category.” Røyndalism. version 1.0. Vikesland Press, 2026. https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/category/.
IEEEM. A. A. Vikesland, “Category,” Røyndalism, version 1.0, Vikesland Press, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/category/
CSEVikesland MAA. 2026. Category. version 1.0. Røyndalism. Vikesland Press. Available from: https://royndalisme.no/en/lexicon/category/
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Revision note
- Document version
- 1.0
- First published
- 18 June 2026
First public edition.