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| Hegelian and [[Karl Marx|Marxian]] [[dialectic]] is an attempt to show that contradictions lead to changes, and that reality itself is an ongoing process of working through contradictions. See for instance [[http:// | Hegelian and [[Karl Marx|Marxian]] [[dialectic]] is an attempt to show that contradictions lead to changes, and that reality itself is an ongoing process of working through contradictions. See for instance [[http:// | ||
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| + | It is worth noting that most of the things one hears in university lectures are presented as if they were true because of the law of identity. That is to say, lecturers usually present knowledge as a set of propositions which are true in an absolute sense. For instance, a lot of lecture is really just definitions of conceptual, abstract words. Most of the things that are actually worth knowing about the world--whether that is the structure of the universe, the evolution of life, the formation of human societies, or any contemporary social problem--can only be understood if one embraces the fact that they are defined by contradictions and cannot be captured in a simple statement of fact. | ||
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| - | Whitman, Walt. 1891 [1855]. "Song of Myself." | + | Whitman, Walt. 1891 [1855]. "Song of Myself." |
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| + | Horn, Laurence R. 2014. " | ||
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