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Paragram
A paragram is a visual theory of mind tool depicting the various categories arrived at via the process of iterative dualism, ie., repeatedly dividing existence into either material or conscious categories and sub-categories. The word paragram is a combination of the prefix para-, meaning 'side-by-side', and gram, meaning 'drawing'.

Background
Iterative dualism and the paragram have their roots in the philosophy of mind traditions, namely property dualism and double-aspect theory, which propose that material and mental properties are subdivisions of an overarching single substance, as opposed to distinct substances in themselves. Iterative dualism takes this first division (ie., mind and matter) and extrapolates to further divisions of material and mental properties, yielding paragrams of different sizes depending on how many divisions are performed.