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Deep contradiction: a genuine conflict between beliefs that

Deep contradiction: a genuine conflict between beliefs that are both well-supported and both connected to foundational assumptions about how reality works, requiring resolution through revision of foundational assumptions rather than adjustment within existing framework

Why This Is a Definition

This definition establishes the precise semantic boundary of 'deep contradiction' by specifying its genus (genuine belief conflict) and differentia (involves well-supported beliefs connected to foundational assumptions, requires framework revision). It clearly distinguishes deep contradictions from surface ones by identifying the cognitive and structural consequences (cascading changes, threat to identity, competing frameworks) and uses terminology consistent with the curriculum's treatment of belief systems, schema architecture, and cognitive conflict.

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Surface contradictions versus deep contradictions

Some contradictions are superficial and resolve easily while others reveal fundamental tensions.

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AxiomOpen-Loop Cognitive Cost (Zeigarnik)AxiomExtended Cognition Thesis AxiomPerception as Predictive Construction AxiomTwo-Level Metacognitive Architecture AxiomExpertise Transforms Perceptual Chunking AxiomComplementary Learning Systems Architecture AxiomCognitive Dissonance Drives Information Avoidance AxiomDual Coding Theory: Verbal and Visual Channels AxiomPerceptual Plasticity Through Training AxiomEmotion as Systematic Cognitive Modulator AxiomMeaning as Receiver Construction AxiomBias Blind Spot Asymmetry AxiomCulture Shapes Fundamental Cognition AxiomBelief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence AxiomMental States Are Cognitively Imputable AxiomLooping Effects of Human Classification AxiomAutomatic Pattern Perception AxiomBasic-Level Category Privilege AxiomConstrual Level Effects on Perception AxiomPiagetian Equilibration Through Schema Dynamics AxiomFlexible Context-Dependent Categorization AxiomPeople interpret failure as either evidence about their AxiomDouble-loop learning requires questioning the framework AxiomTask switching between different types of cognitive work AxiomReference class forecasting (using base rates from similar AxiomThe mind actively constructs understanding through schemas AxiomHuman cognition operates through schemas — structured

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