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The Uses Of Binary Thinking, Peter Elbow
The Uses Of Binary Thinking, Peter Elbow
English Department Faculty Publication Series
When thinkers encounter a contradiction they have traditionally tended to take one of three courses: to try to figure out which side is right; to figure out which side should be seen as hierarchially dominant; or to figure out or how to use a dialectic process synthesize them into a higher concept. In this essay I argue for the value of trying to learn to affirm both sides in all their contrariness.
The Uses Of Binary Thinking, Peter Elbow
The Uses Of Binary Thinking, Peter Elbow
Peter Elbow
When thinkers encounter a contradiction they have traditionally tended to take one of three courses: to try to figure out which side is right; to figure out which side should be seen as hierarchially dominant; or to figure out or how to use a dialectic process synthesize them into a higher concept. In this essay I argue for the value of trying to learn to affirm both sides in all their contrariness.