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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pluralitybook/plurality/main/figs/triptych.png" width="100%" alt="Three-part definition of Plurality">

To be more precise, we can break Plurality into three components (descriptive, normative and prescriptive) each associated with one of three thinkers (Hannah Arendt, Danielle Allen and Audrey Tang) each of whom has used the term in these three distinct and yet tightly connected ways, as captured in the figure above:

1. Descriptive: **The social world is neither an unorganized collection of isolated individuals nor a monolithic whole. Instead, it is a fabric of diverse and intersecting affiliations that define both our individual identities and our collective organization.** We identify this concept with Hannah Arendt and especially her book, *The Human Condition*, where she identifies Plurality as the most fundamental element of the human condition. We identify this descriptive element of Plurality especially with the Universal Coded Character (unicode) ⿻ which captures its emphasis on the intersectional, overlapping nature of identity for both groups and individuals. Furthermore, in the next chapter, "Living in a Plural World", we highlight that this description applies not merely to human social life, but, according to modern (complexity) science, to essentially all complex phenomena in the natural world.
2. Normative: **Diversity is the fuel of social progress and while it may explode like any fuel (into conflict), societies succeed largely to the extent they manage to instead harness its potential energy for growth.** We identify this concept with philosopher Danielle Allen's ideal of "A Connected Society" and associate it with the rainbow elements that form at the intersection of the squares in the elaborated ⿻ image on the book cover and in the figure above. While Allen has given perhaps the clearest exposition of these ideas, as we explore in "The Lost Dao" they are deeply rooted in a philosophical tradition including many of the American thinkers who deeply influenced Taiwan, such as Henry George and John Dewey.
3. Prescriptive: **Digital technology should aspire to build the engines that harness and avoid conflagration of diversity, much as industrial technology built the engines that harnessed physical fuel and contained its explosions.** We identify this concept the use by one of us, beginning in 2016, of the term Plurality to refer to a technological agenda. We associate it even more closely with the use in her title (as Digital Minister) of the traditional Mandarin characters 數位 (pronounced in English as "shuwei") which, in Taiwan, mean simultaneously "plural" when applied to people and "digital" and thus capture the fusion of the philosophy arising in Arendt and Allen with the transformative potential of digital technology. In the last chapter of this section, "Technology for Collaborative Diversity", we argue that, while less explicit, this philosophy drove much of the development of what has come to be called the "internet", tough because it was not sufficiently articulated it has been somewhat lost since. A primary goal of the rest of the book is to clearly state this vision and thus help it become the alternative it should be to the libertarian, technocratic and stagnant democratic stories that dominate much discussion today.
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Digital technology threatens to tear our free and open societies apart through polarization, inequality, loneliness and fear. But on a delicate, diverse and politically divided East Asian island things are different. In the decade since the weekslong occupation of Taiwan’s parliament, this island of resilience achieved inclusive, technology-fueled growth, overcame the pandemic without lockdowns and the infodemic without takedowns, as well as entrusted the people to tackle shared challenges like environmental protection while capitalizing on a culture of innovation to “hack the government.” In this book, Digital Minister Audrey Tang and her collaborators – architects of Taiwan’s internationally acclaimed digital democracy – share the secret of their success. Plurality harnesses digital tools not to replace humans or trust, but to harness the same potential energy in social diversity that can erupt in conflict instead for progress, growth and beauty. From intimate digitally empowered telepathy to global trade running on social networks rather than money, Plurality offers tools to radically enrich relationships while making sure we leave no one behind. Plurality thus promises to transform every sector from health care to media, as illustrated by the way it has been written: as a chorus of open, self-governing collaboration of voices from around the globe. Their work in public on this openly available text shows — as well as tells — how everyone from a devout African farmer to a Hollywood celebrity can help build a more dynamic, harmonious and inclusive world.
Digital technology threatens to tear our free and open societies apart through polarization, inequality, loneliness and fear. But on a delicate, diverse and politically divided East Asian island things are different.

In the decade since the weekslong occupation of Taiwan’s parliament, this island of resilience achieved inclusive, technology-fueled growth, overcame the pandemic without lockdowns and the infodemic without takedowns, as well as entrusted the people to tackle shared challenges like environmental protection while capitalizing on a culture of innovation to “hack the government.”

In this book, Digital Minister Audrey Tang and her collaborators – architects of Taiwan’s internationally acclaimed digital democracy – share the secret of their success. Plurality harnesses digital tools not to replace humans or trust, but to harness the same potential energy in social diversity that can erupt in conflict instead for progress, growth and beauty.

From intimate digitally empowered telepathy to global trade running on social networks rather than money, Plurality offers tools to radically enrich relationships while making sure we leave no one behind.

Plurality thus promises to transform every sector from health care to media, as illustrated by the way it has been written: as a chorus of open, self-governing collaboration of voices from around the globe. Their work in public on this openly available text shows — as well as tells — how everyone from a devout African farmer to a Hollywood celebrity can help build a more dynamic, harmonious and inclusive world.
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| ![image](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pluralitybook/plurality/main/figs/author-Glen.png) | ![image](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pluralitybook/plurality/main/figs/author-Audrey.png) |
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| 衛谷倫是 RadicalxChange 的創始人、微軟研究院微軟多元協作中心研究總監、Plurality Institute 共同創辦人,也是《激進市場》的共同作者。 | 唐鳳是 🇹🇼 首任數位發展部長,也是全球首位 🏳️‍⚧️ 閣員。 |
| 衛谷倫是 RadicalxChange 的創始人、微軟研究院多元協作中心研究總監、Plurality Institute 共同創辦人,也是《激進市場》的共同作者。 | 唐鳳是 🇹🇼 首任數位發展部長,也是 🌐 首位 🏳️‍⚧️ 閣員。 |

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### 關鍵時刻

技術是當今世界最強大的力量。無論我們是否瞭解它的內部運作,是否試探性地或貪婪地使用它,是否同意那些迄今為止影響其發展的公司和政策制定者的觀點——它仍然是我們塑造未來社會的唯一最大槓桿
技術已然是當今世界最強大的力量。不論我們是否了解其內部運作原理,亦或正在試探地、貪婪地使用它 ; 不論我們是否認同那些迄今為止,影響其發展的公司和政策制定者的觀點——技術仍然是我們塑造未來社會的唯一最大槓桿

正如我們在本書中所論述的,「社會」不僅指我們每個人,也指連接我們的關係網絡。無論你從科學、歷史、社會學、宗教還是政治的角度來看,越來越清楚的是,現實不僅取決於我們是誰,還取決於我們如何聯繫在一起。
正如我們在《多元宇宙》書中所闡述的,「社會」不單意味著我們每個人,也指向連接我們的關係網絡。無論從科學、歷史、社會學、宗教還是政治的角度來看,逐步清晰浮現的是 -- 現實不僅取決於我們是誰,還取決於我們如何聯繫在一起。

技術對這些聯繫,產生了巨大的影響。從鐵路、電報到電話;從臉書將我們與幼兒園的老朋友和志同道合的新盟友聯繫在一起;到 Zoom 在疫情期間將企業和家庭團結在一起,我們從技術建立和加強人類聯繫的能力中獲益匪淺。
技術之於這些聯繫,產生了巨大的影響。從鐵路、電報到電話;從臉書將我們與幼兒園的老朋友和志同道合的新盟友聯繫在一起;到 Zoom 在疫情期間將企業和家庭團結在一起,我們從技術建立和加強人類聯繫的能力中獲益匪淺。

與此同時,技術也明顯地將我們分開。以爭奪注意力為基礎的商業模式將憤怒置於好奇之上,將回音室置於共同理解之上,對資訊的操縱幾乎不受限制。

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數位科技正在透過兩極化、不平等、孤獨和恐懼,撕裂我們自由與開放的社會。然而,在一座細緻、多元且政治分歧的東亞島嶼上,情況卻有所不同。

在佔領臺灣國會數週之後的十年間,這個充滿韌性的島嶼實現了包容、技術驅動的成長,在沒有封城的情況下克服了疫情,在沒有下架的情況下克服了爭議訊息,並且信任人民來應對共同的挑戰,如環境保護,同時利用創新文化來「黑客」政府。

在這本書中,數位部長唐鳳及其共同作者──臺灣享譽國際的數位民主開創者──分享了成功的方程式。⿻數位技術,不是為了取代人類或信任,而是運用社會多樣性中蘊藏的潛在能量。這種能量可能爆發衝突,但也能用於推動進步、成長與美好。

從親密的數位賦權心靈感應,到建立在社交網絡而非金錢之上的全球貿易,《多元宇宙》提供了工具,從根本豐富關係,同時確保我們不會落下任何人,因此有望改變從醫療到媒體的每個領域。

正如本書的寫作方式所示:來自全球各地的自由之聲,交織成一首自治協作的合唱。作者群在這篇公開可用的文本上的共同努力,做到了──也說到了──從虔誠的非洲農民到好萊塢巨星,人人都能為建立更有活力、和諧、包容的世界,貢獻一己之力。
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---
HEADER

$all .= (read_file($_) =~ s/^#+\s+(.+)/\n**$1**/rg). "\n\n" for glob("contents/traditional-mandarin/00-0[13]-*.md");
$all .= (read_file($_) =~ s/^#+\s+(.+)/\n**$1**/rg). "\n\n" for glob("contents/traditional-mandarin/0-[13]-*.md");

sub read_file {
my $filename = shift;
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6 => "六、影響",
7 => "七、前行",
);
for (sort <contents/traditional-mandarin/0[1234567].md>) {
for (sort <contents/traditional-mandarin/[1234567]*.md>) {
my $basename = s,.*/([-\d]+)-.*,$1,r;
my $s = int($basename =~ s/-.*//r);
if (my $section_name = delete $Sections{$s}) {
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write_file('traditional-mandarin.md', $all);
write_file(
'00-01.tex', (
'0-1.tex', (
map { read_file($_) =~ s/\*\*(.*?)\*\*/\\textbf{$1}/rg =~ s/^#+\s+(.+)/\\textbf{$1}/rg =~ s/&/\\&/rg }
glob 'contents/traditional-mandarin/00-02-*.md'
glob 'contents/traditional-mandarin/0-2-*.md'
)
);
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.
system << '.';
docker run --rm --volume "$(pwd):/data" --user $(id -u):$(id -g) audreyt/pandoc-plurality-book traditional-mandarin.md -o tmp.pdf --include-before-body=00-01.tex --toc --toc-depth=2 -s --pdf-engine=xelatex -V CJKmainfont='Noto Sans CJK TC' -V fontsize=20pt -V documentclass=extreport -f markdown-implicit_figures --filter=/data/scripts/emoji_filter.js
docker run --rm --volume "$(pwd):/data" --user $(id -u):$(id -g) audreyt/pandoc-plurality-book traditional-mandarin.md -o tmp.pdf --include-before-body=0-1.tex --toc --toc-depth=2 -s --pdf-engine=xelatex -V CJKmainfont='Noto Sans CJK TC' -V fontsize=20pt -V documentclass=extreport -f markdown-implicit_figures --filter=/data/scripts/emoji_filter.js
.
system << '.';
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unlink 'tmp.pdf';
unlink 'tmp.tex';
unlink '01-01.tex';
unlink '1-1.tex';
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---
HEADER

$all .= (read_file($_) =~ s/^#+\s+(.+)/\n**$1**/rg). "\n\n" for glob("contents/english/00-0[13]-*.md");
$all .= (read_file($_) =~ s/^#+\s+(.+)/\n**$1**/rg). "\n\n" for glob("contents/english/0-[13]-*.md");

sub read_file {
my $filename = shift;
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6 => "Section 6: Impact",
7 => "Section 7: Forward",
);
for (sort <contents/english/0[1234567]*.md>) {
for (sort <contents/english/[1234567]*.md>) {
my $basename = s,.*/([-\d]+)-.*,$1,r;
my $s = int($basename =~ s/-.*//r);
if (my $section_name = delete $Sections{$s}) {
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write_file('english.md', $all);
write_file(
'00-01.tex', (
'0-1.tex', (
map { read_file($_) =~ s/\*\*(.*?)\*\*/\\textbf{$1}/rg =~ s/^#+\s+(.+)/\\textbf{$1}/rg =~ s/&/\\&/rg }
glob 'contents/english/00-02-*.md'
glob 'contents/english/0-2-*.md'
)
);
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.
system << '.';
docker run --rm --volume "$(pwd):/data" --user $(id -u):$(id -g) audreyt/pandoc-plurality-book english.md -o tmp.pdf --include-before-body=00-01.tex --toc --toc-depth=2 -s --pdf-engine=xelatex -V CJKmainfont='Noto Sans CJK TC' -V fontsize=18pt -V documentclass=extreport -f markdown-implicit_figures --filter=/data/scripts/emoji_filter.js
docker run --rm --volume "$(pwd):/data" --user $(id -u):$(id -g) audreyt/pandoc-plurality-book english.md -o tmp.pdf --include-before-body=0-1.tex --toc --toc-depth=2 -s --pdf-engine=xelatex -V CJKmainfont='Noto Sans CJK TC' -V fontsize=18pt -V documentclass=extreport -f markdown-implicit_figures --filter=/data/scripts/emoji_filter.js
.
system << '.';
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unlink 'tmp.pdf';
unlink 'tmp.tex';
unlink '01-01.tex';
unlink '1-1.tex';

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