Gospel koan 20.6
The ethic of existence
Koan 20.6
The Gospel believes: 'grants leave' in co-petition: the 'process of petitioning together' not competition: the 'process of petitioning against'.
Summary exposition
The central mechanism is the existential ethic of co-petition: the 'process of petitioning together' in contrast to its antithesis—competition. A potent example is a symphony orchestra where musicians petition together to realise an harmonious work, rather than competing to drown each other out. The fundamental implication is that where co-petition synergises difference, competition seeks to eliminate the very differences that grant leave for the conference of difference itself.[1]
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This distinction is rooted in the dual nature of condition itself. Just as every condition is a 'declaring together' that simultaneously holds the potential for 'declaring against', every conference of difference oscillates between co-petition and competition. The Gospel grants leave for both, but its exemplary belief—its ideal form—is the co-petitive mode, for this alone sustains the differences that make future conference possible. ↩︎