Metabolic Principles:

1. Contentless Principle: Metabolism focuses on "how" information is processed, not "what" information is processed. As such, metabolism is void of specific contents, behaviors or beliefs but is the framework that generates all contents in a person. No specific belief or behavior belongs exclusively to any type or function.

2. Cognitive Holism Principle: All beliefs, opinions and behaviors are available to all types, but are accessed via different metabolic pathways. Via the combined processing of each type's metabolic functions, every person has direct or indirect acccess to each kind of psychic experience.

3. Distinct Ontology Principle: While any belief or behavior is accessible to every person, each type carries a distinct phenomenology, born from a different registration of the ontology of objects. This leads to implicit ontological biases forming around the nature of reality. These implicit biases are present even when explicit opinions appear to run contrary to them on the surface.

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Judgment:

Judgment is a process of differentiation, whether it be true from false, right from wrong, good from bad, effective from ineffective, or any other dichotomy. The Judgment functions (Ti, Fi, Te, Fe) operate on the principle of reason, to make rational distinctions between objects or actions. Judgment splits up reality, labeling elements into these ideal categories by their properties, according to a personal criteria of judgment.

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Perception:

Perception is a spatiotemporal process which gathers and archives graphical (non-semantic) information by the manner in which the information streams into the mind and is naturally associated. Perception does not differentiate between datasets according to any rational frameworks, but instead sees the organic starts and ends of datasets based on their volumetric limits.

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Introversion:

Introversion is a cognitive process that restricts the intake or creation of new mental or physical objects. It represents a pause in all data intake, diverting the mind's focus solely towards more closely processing pre-existing contents, to either clarify their properties (Ji) or to contextualize them against already existing information (Pi). Existing data gets refined and condensed during this intermission.

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Extroversion:

Extroversion is a cognitive process that seeks out or creates new mental or physical objects. It represents a proactive intake of data, engaging the mind in a dynamic dance with the environment. It shifts the mind's focus towards the influx of new information (Pe) or to its causal dynamics (Je). The amount of existing data gets expanded and broadened during this process.

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Ji Essentialism:

Ji (introverted judgment) is a function that defines an object by its inner essence, and seeks to understand the innate qualities within a single object. Rather than comparing things to other things in a causal fashion (Je), Ji evaluates how a thing compares to itself in its static properties; judging whether it is self-aligned. Expressions of its functioning include the identification of self-contradictions, impurities of character, hypocrisy and asymmetry. If the individual is used as the central reference frame, then all things will be compared against themselves for alignment or misalignment in beliefs, ethics, reason, aesthetics and motives.

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Je Pragmatism:

Je (extroverted judgment) is a function that defines an object by its interactions with other objects, seeking to understand and characterize objects by their causal dynamics. As objects can be mental or physical, these causal dynamics can also be modeled mentally or physically. The key operation at play is an input-output mechanism, which expects certain outcomes from certain initial inputs. Examples of content that may emerge from this mental process are economics theories, physics theories, social dynamic theories, politics, business as well as logistics and engineering.

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Pi Time:

Pi (introverted perception) is a function that understands an object by its temporal wholeness, spanning far into the past and future. Percieved objects trigger a recollection and are associated to all prior instances of that object, anchoring them to their broader spatial and temporal context. This perspective views an object as the sum of its historical reality, as episodes or stories where the current situation is seen as one instance in a broader narrative at play. Examples of content that may emerge from this mental process are an understanding of history, sociology and anthropology, anticipations and predictions for the future, as well as philosophy and religion.

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Pe Realtime:

Pe (extroverted perception) is a function that understands an object by its temporal immediacy, approaching it in a direct and experiential manner for what it is. Unlike other functions which approach objects through an interpretive framework or schema, Pe registers the immediate truth of an object's existence continuously, and seeks to explore the object curiously for its own sake, without being limited by past preconceptions. Examples of content that may emerge from this mental process are music composition, performance arts, creative arts, improv comedy and contemporary social commentary.

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T: Inanimate

T is a cognitive process, shared between Ti and Te, which registers objects in an inanimate fashion. The T process assigns an ontological property to an object, which causes it to be experienced impersonally, regardless of whether the object is technically a person or living being. Objects are evaluated either mechanistically (Te) or platonically (Ti) with a level of distance from animate concerns.

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F: Animate

F is a cognitive process, shared between Fi and Fe, which registers objects in an animate fashion. The F process assigns an ontological property to an object, which causes it to be experienced personally, regardless of whether the object is technically a living being or non-living. Objects are evaluated either teleologically (Fe) or animistically (Fi) with a level of intimacy and connection to animate concerns.

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S: Literal

S is a cognitive process, shared between Se and Si, which registers objects in a literal fashion. The S process assigns an ontological property to an object, which causes it to be experienced discretely. Objects, whether they be mental or physical, are evaluated in an actual (Se) and local (Si) manner, with exact and specific properties. Data carries precise, factual details, and are defined by these details.

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N: Associative

N is a cognitive process, shared between Ne and Ni, which registers objects in an associative fashion. The N process assigns an ontological property to an object, which causes it to be experienced continuously across a conceptual range, rather than discretely bound to specific properties. Objects, whether they be mental or physical, are seen as spectrums of potentiality (Ne), or to be found in some translocal associative web (Ni), rather than any one place or time exactly.

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Fi: Animism

Fi is a function that defines an object by its essential nature (Ji), while also experiencing the object as having an animate (F) character. Objects are registered as has having a living property, thus triggering a personal relationship to that object's character, whether it's one of personal resonance or dissonance to it. This occurs even if the objects are inorganic, in which case the objects are not seen as alive but nonetheless having a character to them, defined by how they relate to animate concerns.

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Fe: Teleology

Fe is a function that defines objects by their interactions with other objects (Je), while also experiencing them as having an animate (F) character and agency. Causal dynamics are thus registered as agent-dynamics; as interactions between different wills with intentions and aims. Each causal interaction thus becomes a mutual transformation of personalities and characters. This animate assignment occurs even if the objects are inorganic, in which case they are given a telic meaning; defined in relation to animate goals and concerns.

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Ti: Platonism

Ti is a function that defines an object by its essential nature (Ji), while experiencing the object as having an inanimate (T) character. Objects are registered platonically, thus triggering a impersonal relationship to that object's character, causing it to be understood from a universal, general and removed place. This occurs even if the objects are technically alive, in which case the entities are registered by their universal and general properties; as instances of timeless human forms rather than as specific living essences.

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Te: Mechanics

Te is a function that defines objects by their interactions with other objects (Je), while also experiencing them as having an inanimate (T) character. Causal dynamics are thus registered mechanistically; as impersonal clockwork operations that follow cleanly from their premises. This inanimate assignment occurs even if the objects are technically alive, in which case the entities are still examined clinically, but as complex biological systems with various requirements for optimal functioning. These needs may be met through actions, while those actions are still registered as being mechanical in nature.

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Ni Translocality:

Ni is a function that expands its registration of an object to include its temporal totality (Pi); the larger episode or theme it belongs to. It then associates this episode to all historical instances of episodes which are isomorphic to it (N), transforming the definition of the object into a thematic story that is disconnected from any particular place or time. The object is then understood as something transcending the present; as an instance of something translocal and not following a linear chronologically from the past, while still being temporal in nature.

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Ne Potentiality:

Ne is a function that absorbs objects in realtime (Pe), then extrapolates (N) new objects from their indiscriminate recombinations. Similar to how finding a ten dollar bill on the street opens up a spectrum of possibilities for what to do with the money, a possibility-space opens up around the objects Ne registers. In this space, Ne seeks out unconventional ideas for what the objects can transform or recombine into. As the recombinations become more unconventional, their capacity to generate even more novel association-chains increases, diverging ad infinitum.

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Si Locality:

Si is a function that expands its registration of an object to include its temporal totality (Pi); the larger episode or theme it belongs to. It localizes (S) an event within its specific historical context, retaining its chronological fidelity and preserving its unique details. The episode in question is not conflated with other concepts that are not linearly or directly connected to it, but it preserves its original form in a discrete and time-bound manner. If the object is an abstract idea, the idea will be archived with clear properties and fixed conceptual boundaries.

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Se Actuality:

Se is a function that absorbs objects in realtime (Pe), immersing itself into the subtleties of those objects (S). Similar to how two speakers can create an amplified echo when placed side by side, with each processing loop, Se's hyperfocus on objects heightens their intensity and vividity. It seeks objects with many layers of richness and detail to uncover, capable of providing high stimulation, whether those objects are abstract or concrete. If they are abstract objects, Se will immerse itself in those concepts with linear focus, learning everything it can from the subject.

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Inter-Function Dynamics:

Inter-function dynamics refers to operations that transpire between two or more energetic functions. The operations of single functions comprise only a small percent of the effects we see manifested in individuals, while the majority of complex tasks require the use of more than one function at the same time. Special traits emerge from every combination of two functions together. These special combinations make up the unique metabolism of each Quadra and cognitive type.

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Revision (Ji+Pe):

The combined operations of Ji+Pe is called revision, as it consists of a cycle between essence-delineation (Ji) and continual re-exploration (Pe). While Ji aims to provide conclusiveness about the essential nature of things, Pe provides an ongoing feed of alternative information, which compels Ji to recalibrate its conclusions to the new information. An example of revision can be seen when trying to write the perfect (Ji) essay, but continually finding different ways (Pe) to phrase a sentence. Revision can lead either to refinement on one hand, or indecisiveness on the other.

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Conducting (Je+Pi):

The combined operations of Je+Pi is called conducting, as it consists of a cycle between causal dynamics (Je) and territory-mapping (Pi). As Pi builds and archives a map of the environment, this map enables Je to have uninterrupted movement forward, avoiding abstract or concrete obstacles along the way. An example of Conducting can be seen when trying to run for office (Je), and doing so from a holistic platform (Pi) that is dependable and unwavering. Conducting can lead to effective implementation on one hand, or narrow-mindedness on the other, if the map is wrong but the person continues to push forward regardless.

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Density (Ji+Pi):

The combined operations of Ji+Pi is called density, as it consists of a cycle between essence-delineation (Ji) and territory-mapping (Pi), both of which further concentrate existing contents without branching outward. With each Ji+Pi metabolic cycle, information gets more internally nuanced in its worldview (Pi) and more specific in its conclusions (Ji). An example of Density can be found in biblical scholarship, which uncovers more information from the same scriptures by using comparative verse analysis and grammatical analysis. Density can lead to an increase in information quality and depth, or to cryptic obfuscation.

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Expansion (Pe+Je):

The combined operations of Pe+Je is called expansion, as it consists of a cycle between gathering information (Pe) and immediately executing on that data (Je), without pausing to condense the data in between. Information comes in and actions comes right out without inhibition or hesitation. This allows the individual to bypass any mental blocks, to be highly prolific and fast in their output. Expansion can lead to high-speed content creation on one hand, but on the other hand this information is at risk of being low quality and unpolished.

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Formulation (Ji+Je):

The combined operations of Ji+Je is called formulation, as it creates an internally-coherent system, where Ji sets the axioms through which Je's operational rules can function. Here Je, which normally responds to a dynamic and changing environment, is constrained to Ji's self-contained framework of ideal forms (Ji), creating a closed, ideal system. This essentially yields a 'formula,' not only for practical living but also for understanding life overall. Formulation can lead to powerful paradigm constructions on one hand, but also insular reasoning on the other hand.

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Synthesis (Pe+Pi):

The combined operations of Pe+Pi is called synthesis, as it seamlessly flows from information intake (Pe) to information recall (Pi) and back. While new (Pe) and old (Pi) information typically have some friction between them, in synthesis the individual navigates the present and the past harmoniously. An example of synthesis can be found in the work of an film score composer, which weaves musical landscapes (Pi) together to fit specific moments in a film (Pe). Synthesis can lead to creative genius on one hand, or an experience so fluid that there is a loss of life structure on the other.

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Alpha:

The Alpha quadra emerges through the combination of the Ti/Fe axis and Ne/Si axis. The four Alpha types are the TiNe, NeTi, FeSi and SiFe. These are called the "Diplomatic-Ephemeralists", however the entire cognition of the Alpha quadra is defined by all of its inter-function dnyamics: Diplomatic (Fe+Si), Ephemeral (Ti+Ne), Scholastic (Ti+Si), Inspirer (Fe+Ne), as well as the compound effects of IF, IN, ES, ET. Every Alpha type will access all these dynamics to some degree, regardless of their development.