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The synthesis of contextualism with spectral thinking—the view that contexts themselves exist on spectra, not as discrete containers. Spectrum Contextualism argues that context is not a simple backdrop but a multidimensional space in which things are situated. Every claim, every action, every event occurs at particular coordinates on spectra of culture, history, power, and value. Understanding something means understanding its spectral context—where it falls on the dimensions that give it meaning. The theory calls for mapping contexts, for recognizing that context is not a binary (in context/out of context) but a continuous field of relations.
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