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In physics the focus is upon first-order
relationships, relationships which depend upon the
unchanging natures of elementary particles. The force
between two particles depends upon the characteristics of
the particles---characteristics which define the essential
nature of the particles are unchanging. All that changes
are the positions and orientations of the particles.
Elementary particles have no internal structure which
changes. Relationships between elementary particles do
not depend upon internal structure of elementary
particles, because by definition elementary particles have
no internal structure capable of change. Such internal
structure as may be detectable is essential to the nature
of the species of particle, all particles of that species
being identical as to essence and internal structure.
Thus relationships between elementary particles do not
depend upon the history of the particles and how their
history may have affected the internal structure of the
particles. for this reason only first-order relationships
are possible between elementary particles.
Personal relationships involve second-order
relationships and higher-order relationships. In higher-
order relationships the natures of the participants depend
upon the previous histories of the participants, including
the histories of their relationships, their perceptions of
the relationships, others' perceptions of the
relationships, others' perceptions of the participants'
perceptions of the relationships, the participants'
perceptions of each other's perception of the
relationships, others' perception of the participants'
perceptions of each other's perception of the
relationships. We experience such higher-order
relationships on a daily basis, but we do not have the
language to talk about them explicitly. Because we cannot
talk about them explicitly, our intellectual efforts do
not include studies of and discussions of higher-order
personal relationships. We tend instead to try to
understand personal relationships as if they were only
first-order relationships---and fail to understand each
other. We need to stop assuming that first-order
categories can be the basis for understanding persons
involved in higher-order relationships.
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