Relation constantly differentiates and transforms its components rather than merely linking them

Evidence

Let us repeat this, chaotically: Relation neither relays nor links afferents that can be assimilated or allied only in their principle, for the simple reason that it always differentiates among them concretely and diverts them from the totalitarian-because its work always changes all the elements composing it and, consequently, the resulting relationship, which then changes themaIl over again. — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 866

Categorization

• DEFINE: The ‘chaotic’ repetition is Glissant’s clearest statement that Relation never unifies on common principle but perpetually re-differentiates, keeping any identity open.
• XREF: This active re-differentiation is the mechanism that prevents creolized or strategic identity from collapsing into reified residence — core to the reader’s research question. — connects to: Relation forms a self-sustaining generative system rather than a static being; Relation is open active totality while static totality remains mere virtuality; Model making tries to fix Relation’s movement into dynamic structures. — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 871 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Model making tries to fix Relation’s movement into dynamic structures. #responds-to (0.85) — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 871
• Relation is an ongoing process without presupposable prime elements or origin #expands (0.82) — Édouard Glissant, Poetics of Relation, 868