# Blending and framing by paradox

Canonical page: https://dominiklukes.net/writing/2008-06-07-blending-and-framing-by-paradox

The piece argues that paradoxical aphorisms help groups negotiate competing cognitive models without resolving their contradiction.

Blog post · Hermeneutic Heretic · 7 June 2008

## Where it lives

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 7 June 2008
- Published in: Hermeneutic Heretic
- Language: English

Topics: aphorisms, paradox, conceptual-blending, governance.

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