My co-author and I are writing about Al-Khwarizmi's algebraic methods, but she keeps pushing for more technical mathematical detail while I want to emphasize the historical context, and our chapter is becoming incoherent because we're trying to satisfy both approaches.
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Two valid perspectives on the same subject create internal contradiction when forced together.
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