Productive intellectual conflict requires explicit procedural manners of engagement.

Evidence

On the basis of this mutual agreement of the two parties, according to which each of them defends only his claims and his cause, renouncing all personal or egoistic considerations, the conflict is fought with unattenuated sharpness, following its own intrinsic logic, and being neither intensified nor moderated by subjective factors. — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 306 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Collective intellectual work requires respectful dialogic engagement to manage conflicting perspectives; Theory is best engaged as struggle rather than fluent agreement; True thinking requires an internal dialogue among conflicting viewpoints. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 727 (+5 more)

Related

• True thinking requires an internal dialogue among conflicting viewpoints. (similarity 0.85)
• Collective intellectual work requires respectful dialogic engagement to manage conflicting perspectives (similarity 0.83)
• Objectified conflict follows its own intrinsic logic without subjective moderation (similarity 0.82)
• Productive intellectual conflict requires disciplined manners of dialogic engagement (similarity 0.81)
• Critical thinking means incorporating rather than defeating adversary positions (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Collective intellectual work requires respectful dialogic engagement to manage conflicting perspectives #expands (0.75)
• Objectified conflict follows its own intrinsic logic without subjective moderation #expands (0.72) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 306
• Theory is best engaged as struggle rather than fluent agreement #corroborates (0.60)
• True thinking requires an internal dialogue among conflicting viewpoints. #exemplifies (0.50) — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 727
• Reflective thought transforms obscurity and conflict into clarity and coherence #qualifies (0.45) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1307