As one consequence, the Whiteheadian perspective stands in fundamental opposition to what has sometimes been called «metaphysical individualism,» i.e., the theory that human individuals are self - contained in the sense that communities are created by them but not vice-versa. (religion-online.org)
The most fundamental opposition transmuted into contrast in the peak experience is the object / subject differentiation. (religion-online.org)
E. D. Hirsch has spent twenty - five tireless years bringing these findings from cognitive science to education policy and practice, but the reaction he has evoked indicates that the curriculum debates Loveless recounts may be shaped by a more fundamental opposition than whole language vs. phonics and multicultural vs. traditionalist. (educationnext.org)