Principlev1

Change scope, time, or level of abstraction to dissolve

Change scope, time, or level of abstraction to dissolve contradictions that result from assuming all requirements must be satisfied simultaneously in identical contexts.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Abstraction Necessarily Discards Information (abstraction discards information), Construal Level Effects on Perception (construal level changes relevance), and Patterns Exist in Hierarchical Logical Levels (hierarchical patterns). This prescribes a TECHNIQUE: reframe contradictions by changing dimensional scope. It's actionable and general but not itself foundational.

Source Lessons

L-0376

Contradictions as creative fuel

Many innovations come from resolving what seemed like irreconcilable contradictions.

Connections

Derived From (3)

AxiomPatterns Exist in Hierarchical Logical Levels AxiomAbstraction Necessarily Discards Information AxiomConstrual Level Effects on Perception

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