Posted by Rob Patzig on February 03, 1998 at 09:48:09:

In Reply to: Re: On Structure vs. Edge of Chaos posted by Yogesh Malhotra on January 29, 1998 at 15:52:16:

Yogesh wrote at the end of the last post: "What creates
more knowledge: structure or chaos (or more appropriately, the
edge of chaos)?" Isn't knowledge the application of
structure to chaos? The story of creation in the book of Genesis
is a beautiful metaphore for this. In the beginning was not
nothing but pure chaos. Through the course of seperation of
water, earth, light and dark, etc., and through the naming of
things, the world arises.

In a more pragmatic sense, Paulo Friere, wrote extensively on
the importance of the student's power to name and to create
meaning for him or herself. When we docilely accept or are forced
through ideology to accept a system or methodology, we are
severly restricted in our capacity to create and invent. Friere's
most famous essay is probably "The Banking Method of
Education".It's worth a look.

 

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Follow Ups:

• Re: On Structure vs. Edge of Chaos Tom Sudman 10:23:57 2/03/98 (7)
  • Re: Complexity, Complex Systems & Chaos Theory Yogesh Malhotra 01:29:16 2/04/98 (5)
    • Re: Complexity, Complex Systems & Chaos Theory paola 11:16:10 3/05/98 (0)
    • Re: Complexity, Complex Systems & Chaos Theory Tom Sudman 11:27:42 2/04/98 (3)
      • On Science: Scientific and/or Human Perspectives Yogesh Malhotra 18:49:22 2/04/98 (2)
        • Re: On Science: Scientific and/or Human Perspectives Tom Sudman 20:00:52 2/05/98 (1)
          • Re: On Dialog and Bohm (in Senge's Fifth Discipline) Yogesh Malhotra 08:52:20 2/06/98 (0)
  • Re: On Structure vs. Edge of Chaos Rob Patzig 11:32:47 2/03/98 (0)

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