In the profound lexicon of existence, an 'ontological primitive' is understood as a fundamental constituent of reality, an elemental and irreducible feature upon which the complex tapestry of the cosmos is woven. These are not merely theoretical abstractions, but the very bedrock of being that eludes further simplification or decomposition. As Iain McGilchrist might suggest, they are the primal threads that the right hemisphere of the brain, with its affinity for the interconnectedness and fluidity of life, intuits directly, without the ultimate fragmentation of analytical dissection. Recognizing ontological primitives requires a profoundly holistic gaze, one that sees beyond the mechanistic assembly of parts to the living essence of the whole. In this sense, they are the nascent forms that give rise to the multifaceted reality we inhabit, coherent and fulsome in their foundational integrity.

See also: right hemisphere, left hemisphere, hemispheric hypothesis, corpus callosum