![[T]aking the Third into account does not bring us into the position of pragmatic consideration, of comparing different Others; the task is rather to learn to distinguish between false conflicts and the true conflict. For example, today's conflict between Western liberalism and religious fundamentalism is a false one, since it is based on the exclusion of the third term which is its truth: the Leftist emancipatory position.](/assets/img/quote-photos/taking-the-third-into-account-does-not-bring-us-into-the-position-of-pragmatic.jpg)
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