Therefore, having been composed by Sameness, Difference and Existence ( their mean ), and formed in right proportions, the soul declares the sameness or difference of every object it meets: when it is a sensible object, the inner circle of the Diverse transmit its movement to the soul, where opinions arise, but when it is an intellectual object, the circle of the Same turns perfectly round and true knowledge arises ( 37a-c ).

This estrangement entails a " process of exposure to otherness " in order to foster " the irreducible value of diversity within sameness " ( 67 ).

To the sameness feminist, employing women ’ s differences in an attempt to garner greater rights is ineffectual to that end and places emphasis on the very characteristics of women that have historically precluded them from achieving equality with men ( for example, see the protective laws ).