tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post8559356072867177943..comments2024-03-20T03:29:24.144-04:00Comments on Through The Browser: Rethinking Quality of KnowledgeThoughthebrowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168275572852278665noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post-35522214749686120432010-04-10T12:12:05.496-04:002010-04-10T12:12:05.496-04:00maybe there is:
http://www.knowledgequality.org
s...maybe there is:<br />http://www.knowledgequality.org<br /><br />simple and effective...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post-3402570582901006442010-01-14T06:18:09.415-05:002010-01-14T06:18:09.415-05:00Knowledge (education) in itself is not the answer....Knowledge (education) in itself is not the answer. It is how you use the knowledge.<br /><br />Philosophy is to use knowledge. The wise will deduct a conclusion, whether he/she knows a lot or little may have little impact of the quality of the decision.<br /><br />Granted, wast knowledge scales your ability to draw conclusions. But it does not imply conclusions are right.<br /><br />The wise, butAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post-36972814174028746992010-01-12T16:03:54.923-05:002010-01-12T16:03:54.923-05:00Hi Deane!
Okay, that's two frameworks that ha...Hi Deane!<br /><br />Okay, that's two frameworks that have come from the comments on this post! Comments are the bigger value of the discussion for the author! This is neat! <br /><br />Thank you!Thoughthebrowserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168275572852278665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post-73862654263637855702010-01-12T13:15:16.699-05:002010-01-12T13:15:16.699-05:00To look at it another way, as Stephan Sagmeister d...To look at it another way, as Stephan Sagmeister discussed in a lecture at the Corcoran last night,<br /><br />Job: Done for money, 9-5.<br /><br />Career: Advancement and promotion.<br /><br />Calling: Intrinsically fulfilling.<br /><br />So the question is, if one is seeking knowledge, is it just to get ahead, or is it because you enjoy searching for the knowledge itself?<br /><br />And, yes, Deane Nettleshttp://deanenettles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post-67497532509301733592010-01-12T05:42:42.462-05:002010-01-12T05:42:42.462-05:00Ah - you are saying that without at least one stru...Ah - you are saying that without at least one structured epistemology, one has no true ontology. Agreed! Common sense is not enough.<br /><br />I feel this goes to my point on computer modelling (see http://nerds-central.blogspot.com) we, as a 'western' culture are loosing sight of the importance of philosophy.<br /><br />Indeed, I would go further and state that the largest problems of Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340869749061179136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post-17016532712805223372010-01-11T19:44:06.938-05:002010-01-11T19:44:06.938-05:00Hi Alex!
Thank you for your comment!
I do use Ru...Hi Alex!<br /><br />Thank you for your comment!<br /><br />I do use Russell Ackoff's Data/Information/Knowledge/Wisdom model elsewhere.<br /><br />What really got me started on this post was Joe's observing that a philosophical framework made information more understandable, and seeing that when the philospohical framework was removed, ugliness ensued.<br /><br />I am honored to hear fromThoughthebrowserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168275572852278665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post-40399351915867551502010-01-11T17:36:35.042-05:002010-01-11T17:36:35.042-05:00I think you're all wrong...
Well - that is to...I think you're all wrong...<br /><br />Well - that is too harsh; however, you're are discussing knowledge and information interchangeably (which they are not) and wisdom not at all.<br /><br />The internet provides us with a lot of information but very little knowledge. The people I really want to have around me are those with wisdom. Information technology has done nothing to increase Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05340869749061179136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post-89902360763190339932010-01-10T19:26:34.194-05:002010-01-10T19:26:34.194-05:00Knowledge is great but knowing people who have spe...Knowledge is great but knowing people who have specific knowledge is better. You don't have to know everything (even some think they do). You just have to know people who have the knowledge that will share. <br /><br />This goes back to something my father told me when I was young. I asked him if he knew how to do something. I can't remember what. He told me that no he didn't Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07153744205820620808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post-53313332713691052952010-01-10T19:22:52.729-05:002010-01-10T19:22:52.729-05:00Good point!
I read that the French think American...Good point!<br /><br />I read that the French think Americans defined themselves by their jobs, er calling, er occupation.<br /><br />What is interesting to me is, let's say you are a doctor. Look at how much new information is available that could really help your patients, and getting it is beyond the time you can spend. That goes in many (or most?) jobs today. That damned internet is gonnaThoughthebrowserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03168275572852278665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4118561953041766119.post-35572511795059750562010-01-10T19:14:45.781-05:002010-01-10T19:14:45.781-05:00Are we still as defined by our jobs as we were hun...Are we still as defined by our jobs as we were hundreds of years ago? If not, what defines us to the world today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com