Synthesis and Conceptualism

 

According to a certain historical perspective , social progress is derived from the aftermath of the conflict of two opposing ideological forces.  When the thesis of the status-quo is challenged by its antithesis, through their conflict, the new contradictory ideal, the synthesis eventually arises. 

The synthesis often sounds like facing a logical contradiction at its emerging state: This is something neither A nor no-A by means of the mathematical logics.  However, such as in mathematics, there are several elements like something neither A nor No-A when their fundamental criterion such as mathematical axiom varies their existence.  For instance, where the real numbers R (A) and 0 (0R), the nothingness of A (zero R i.e. No-A), exist, there are the infinity (R (A) divided by 0R: Their composition becomes neither R nor 0R) as well as the complex number (the root of negative R transforming it to neither R nor 0R) by the mathematical rule based on the axiom. The mathematical axiom verification enables their existence.

In terms of social science and ethics (political philosophy), this statement holds whereas the pure reasoning based on the pure logics without the ethical principle often neglects focusing on the synthesis because it is imply judged as contradiction. By contrast, by following the ethical principle as an individuals' guideline leading themselves by correcting their pathway, it may eventually guide them to something optimum to achieve their ethical ideal.

It does not have to be perfect as their pathway can be fluctuating and often deviating from their guideline principle. Nevertheless, it is important for not only politics and social ethics but also each individual's business and career plan to stick to their initial motivation and life-long dream. Whenever there is an exogenous force or an endogenous change caused by natural phenomena and/or oppressive antagonistic forces, the guideline principle corrects their pathway. 

 

It is neither the realism (accepting the reality as it is) nor the idealism (expecting the perfect ideal state to be accomplished): It is the conceptualism offering a feasible concept in the terrestrial world even it is not perfect as what the idealists claim for. Individuals' pathway in their own private life and their social activity participation can be drifting in their imperfect shape. However, this imperfection encourages these individuals to discover their own optimum way to make them happy while referring to the ethical principle as their guideline.

Overall, human society must keep evolving to tackle with various issues challenging individuals and their surrounding environments. The external transcendental super-being such as one called the unmovable mover, our creator, God, or something else in someone's own language defines the existing terrestrial beings as imperfect to encourage them to exert their own power of solving their problems and improve themselves as well as their surrounding environments with their own struggles.  At the same time, it defines some criteria required for survival and improvement which are taught and retained as the wisdom for a relative long term. Thus, the concept based on discovery and wisdom may work as a hint for individuals to achieve the transcendental synthesis of their social interests.