Principlev1

Map the boundary conditions under which each side of a

Map the boundary conditions under which each side of a contradiction holds true rather than attempting to determine which side is universally correct.

Why This Is a Principle

This principle derives from axioms about goals determining relevance (Goals as Perceptual Filters) and construal level effects (Construal Level Effects on Perception). It prescribes a specific analytical approach to contradiction. The lesson connects this to Heuer's Analysis of Competing Hypotheses.

Source Lessons

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Contradictory relationships surface tensions

When two ideas contradict each other, both cannot be fully true in the same sense — the tension between them is informative, not a problem to suppress.

Connections

Derived From (2)

AxiomGoals as Perceptual Filters AxiomConstrual Level Effects on Perception

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