Meaning of lateralist | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Characteristic of lateralism; pertaining to the interactions of opposing interests of equal power.
2. Favoring a lateral approach or explanation over one that involves a different direction, such as a vertical one.

Examples

“If 'left-winger' and 'right-winger' are terms of opprobrium moreover, the journalists can help⟳ their chosen cause by invoking lateralist terms to characterise, in the guise of simply describing, one of the parties in a dispute. This implies that the other party is 'centrist' or 'moderate' or 'non-extremist.'”

“A chief criticism levelled against American "lateralist" and "polar" theorists is precisely the accusation that they are attempting to avoid⟳ the issue⟳ of the development of relations between the two socio-economic systems, i.e., the essentially bipolar politico-strategic structure⟳ of postwar international relations.”

“Albertano's more lateralist, Aristotelian sympathies are also reflected in his choice of setting, scenario and protagonists.”

“A lateralist and multilateralist exchange⟳ of languages and value systems redeems economy from reduction to profit and loss.”

“Within such a dynamic and seemingly boundaryless context for organizing, what looks like⟳ an anarchistic and lateralist set⟳ of relations, there are both challenges and advantages to social change⟳ agents”

“...but as far as African bedded deposits are concerned I think⟳ that the prospector following either the “ lateralist " or " profundist " advice will waste⟳ much time and money unless he is also guided by a study⟳ of possible sources of the ore he seeks, and of the probable itenerary of the solutions to which such ore owes its present⟳ position.”

“Should the scientist be monological or multilogical? Should the scientist be reductionist or holist? Should the scientist be inductivist or deductivist: lateralist or verticalist?”

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