Many of Ritter's researches were guided by a search for polarities in the several "forces" of nature, and for the relation between those "forces" – two of the assumptions of Naturphilosophie.
Mange af Ritters undersøgelser var styret af en søgen efter polaritet i de forskellige "kræfter" i naturen og relationen mellem disse "kræfter" - to af Naturphilosophies antagelser.