Background elements are unified implicitly by their relation to a focal goal

Evidence

It is sociologically very significant that isolated elements are unified by their common relation to a phenomenon which lies outside of them. This applies as much to the alliance between states for the purpose of defense against a common enemy as to the “invisible church” which unifies all faithful in their equal relation to the one God. — Georg Simmel, The Sociology of Georg Simmel, 4202 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Isolated elements unify through a shared relation to external phenomena — Georg Simmel, The Sociology of Georg Simmel, 4202; Post-Ego reflection is an uncentered composition where opposed moments illuminate each other

Broader Connections

• Isolated elements unify through a shared relation to external phenomena #corroborates (0.85) — Georg Simmel, The Sociology of Georg Simmel, 4202
• Post-Ego reflection is an uncentered composition where opposed moments illuminate each other #complicates (0.70)