The synthesis of perspectivism with spectral thinking—the view that perspectives themselves exist on spectra, not as discrete positions. Spectrum Perspectivism argues that perspectives are not simply different; they are differently positioned on multiple spectra: from abstract to concrete, from individual to collective, from short-term to long-term, from local to global. Understanding a perspective means understanding its spectral coordinates—where it stands on the dimensions that matter. The theory calls for mapping perspectives rather than just noting their existence, for understanding not just that people see things differently but how their seeing is shaped by where they stand on the spectra of experience, interest, and value.
Example: "He used to think different perspectives were just... different. Spectrum Perspectivism showed him otherwise: each perspective had spectral coordinates—on axes of power, proximity, time, value. The executive's perspective was at one end of the spectrum (distant, abstract, short-term profit); the worker's was at another (close, concrete, long-term security). Understanding the coordinates explained why they saw things so differently—and why neither was wrong."
by Abzugal February 21, 2026
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