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A comprehensive model adding two further dimensions for deeper analysis. Axis 1: Pure-Applied (understanding vs. use). Axis 2: Hard-Soft (precision vs. interpretation). Axis 3: Consensus-Stable vs. Emerging (paradigm solidity). Axis 4: Value-Laden vs. Neutral (explicit value engagement). Axis 5: Reductionist-Holistic (explaining by parts vs. understanding wholes). Axis 6: Quantitative-Qualitative (number-based vs. meaning-based methods). These six axes generate sixty-four possible science-types, capturing the full complexity of scientific practice. Particle physics is reductionist, quantitative, hard, pure, stable, relatively neutral. Ecology is more holistic, mixed methods, softer, applied, emerging, value-laden. Neuroscience spans multiple positions depending on subfield. The 6 Axes reveal that "science" is a family resemblance concept, not a single method.
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