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Sun, 11 Jan 2004

The Dialectics of B/E

B/E attempts to open a space rather than to be a definitive settlement of differences and disputes. It is a web of correspondences and differences, of polarities and spectrums. It is a dynamic exploration and participation in contradiction and difference. Its guiding principal is pre-Socratic dialectic: to keep the interaction between opposites in play (rather than the determinate Aristotelian syllogism which closes the conversation).

B/E is free play in indeterminacy and flux. It sees unity in difference. It highlights the interdependence (rather than conflict) of opposites in transition. It views contradictions as complements (rather than faults) - the seeds of new thoughts.

Unresolved difference ("without ground") is an abyss. Interpretation arises as the abyss is cross, as differences are traversed.

Metaphysics and meta-narratives (quests for underlying structure) are fascination but closed systems like syllogisms. The multiple master narratives (e.g., Zen, Christianity, Vedas) contradict one another. B/E facilitates the free play of meta-narratives.

B/E is dialectic: through the lair, movement and rest.

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