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The principle that the sciences exist on a spectrum between absolute and relative, with infinite gradations and multiple dimensions. Under this law, no science is purely absolute or purely relative—each occupies a position in spectral space defined by its universality, its cultural specificity, its historical development, its methods and assumptions. Physics is near the absolute end of the spectrum (high universality, low cultural specificity); anthropology is near the relative end (low universality, high cultural specificity); most sciences are somewhere in between. The law of spectral sciences recognizes that the sciences are not ranked but distributed, each valuable for different purposes, each illuminating different aspects of reality.
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