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%CONFLICT'S VECTOR COMPONENT DICHOTOMY 790216
Every conflict is a multi-dimensional relationship.
Mathematician's concepts of linear vector spaces may offer
insights into how different people perceive conflicts.
Each person perceives each conflict from within the frame
of reference of a mathematical sub-space of the vector
space which spans the conflict's many aspects. Thus each
person perceives a projection of the aspects of the
conflict at upon the basis vectors of the person's sub-
space. A person's sub-space may be lacking basis vectors
which are parallel to major aspects of a conflict. Such a
person will be unable to perceive such major aspects with
insight, perceiving instead just the projections of those
major aspects upon basis vectors which are nearly if not
exactly orthogonal to the basis vectors most suitable for
representing the major aspects. In the extreme case a
person may be totally blind to a major aspect of a
conflict---because the major aspect of the conflict is
exactly orthogonal to all the basis vectors which span the
person's perceptual sub-space. Such a person will
inevitably misunderstand the conflict and will likely
behave in ways which confuse the situation further, if not
intensify the conflict.
The following questions suggest some of the major
aspects of conflicts. People who are insensitive to the
import of the following questions will have difficulty in
perceiving major aspects of many conflicts: Who should
have power? What procedures should be followed? What
checks and balances upon the exercise of power should be
in operation? What is the purpose of government? What is
the proper function of religious institutions? How can we
promote healthy personal growth? What "problems" can not
be solved through the use of techniques? What values
block dialogue? What are the origins of alienation and
estrangement? What factors promote violence? Under what
conditions are legalism, moralism, ethicism, and
technology counter productive? What is the nature of a
love relationship in which people fulfill their unique
potentials? Which are more real: the participants in
relationships or the relationships which define who they
are? Are the concepts "good" and "evil" helpful in
classifying behavior of people or people themselves? Are
the concepts "cause" and "effect" always appropriate in
seeking to understand human relationships? How can we
best broaden our perceptual space?
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