Modeling the logic of cultural order
 
 

Proposition A: Let horizontal lines represent categories or subjects or relationships that are in weak opposition to each other, that is, do not cancel each other out. They can co-exist.

 Proposition B: Let vertical lines represent categories or subjects or relationships that are in some way complementary to each other; they tend to confirm or imply each other.

 Proposition C: Let diagonal lines represent categories or subjects or relationships that are in strong opposition, or contradictory to one another; the presence of one cancels out the presence of the other. Neither can exist in the same space at the same time.
 
 

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