Many phenomena are symbolically unified but lack causal coherence

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 (#expands, via linked claim)

Bantu logic, however, states that A and B can both be true. The axiom is that explanations might include each other. By being together in an ontological relation, the explanations create a conclusion (or conclusions) that treats A and B separately. In Bantu terms the relations of cause and effect are that if A (one cause) then effect(s) B, C, D, etc. — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 1019 (#exemplifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: An authority’s name for a gathering does not make that gathering causally coherent — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 292; Causality cannot serve as a bridge between two radically separated experiences; Isolated elements unify through a shared relation to external phenomena — Georg Simmel, The Sociology of Georg Simmel, 4202 (+1 more)

Related

• Background elements are unified implicitly by their relation to a focal goal (similarity 0.83)
• Isolated elements unify through a shared relation to external phenomena (similarity 0.82)
• Bantu logic allows contradictory explanations to coexist as causally related (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Isolated elements unify through a shared relation to external phenomena #expands (0.85) — Georg Simmel, The Sociology of Georg Simmel, 4202
• Bantu logic allows contradictory explanations to coexist as causally related #exemplifies (0.80) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 1019
• Causality cannot serve as a bridge between two radically separated experiences #qualifies (0.78)