The best philosophers and mathematicians question the definitions at hand to see whether they apply or even accurately describe what they claim to. I greatly appreciate the call to redefine the class paradigm from a dichotomy to a continuity. I find it interesting that in modern times, much of our society has begun to think of discrete structures as a spectrum (gender, sexuality) and continuous structures as a dichotomy (class, political party). Often times in mathematics, the dichotomy between discrete and continuous breaks down the higher the mathematics goes and they end up operating on the same level from an extremely technical understanding. I can't help but imagine society operates on a similar manner—the system which creates the class dichotomy also creates the class spectrum, but only on the most technical and fundamental level.
The best philosophers and mathematicians question the definitions at hand to see whether they apply or even accurately describe what they claim to. I greatly appreciate the call to redefine the class paradigm from a dichotomy to a continuity. I find it interesting that in modern times, much of our society has begun to think of discrete structures as a spectrum (gender, sexuality) and continuous structures as a dichotomy (class, political party). Often times in mathematics, the dichotomy between discrete and continuous breaks down the higher the mathematics goes and they end up operating on the same level from an extremely technical understanding. I can't help but imagine society operates on a similar manner—the system which creates the class dichotomy also creates the class spectrum, but only on the most technical and fundamental level.