What can Ziporyn's ideas teach us about modern polarization?
My work on coherence offers a powerful antidote to polarization. In Tiantai thought, every position is both true and false from a certain angle, because each perspective is a partial expression of a larger whole. This does not mean 'anything goes' but that conflict arises from mistaking a part for the whole. By recognizing that opposing views are interdependent—like light and shadow—we can engage differences without needing to eliminate them. This is not relativism but a call to see how each side's truth is incomplete without the other, fostering dialogue that respects complexity rather than demanding uniformity.
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