Posted by Reilly Atkinson on April 05, 2002 at 20:17:53:

In Reply to: Questions on theoretical underpinnings posted by Jaci on April 05, 2002 at 10:43:20:

Let me suggest a different view of KM underpinnings, one that comes directly from the sciences. And, quite simply, it's all about empiricism. As has been said before, the capcity of the human mind to tell plausible stories is infinite. Who watches the watcher?

So temper notions of tacit knowledge (pre or post Polyani) with observations of behaviour. If you were to have the luxury, attend a musical master class, for example. No doubt that you will find in practice, the definitions of tacit and explicit knowledge are fuzzy, the distintions are not so clear.

The bad news is, in my opinion, fundamental KM theory is weak. The good news is that neuroscience has come of age, is booming, and is producing a great deal of knowledge on how the brain and mind work.

And, what about the theory that much of KM was invented, even perfected, by the people of the past?

And, finally, I suggest that if the theory be based on one person's idiosyncratic view of the world, then Freud with his idea of conscious and unconscious minds plays the best game in town. But I guess Freud's idea is so old that it is irrelevant. Too bad, it's a lot easier to work with than "tacit and explicit" when it comes to actual behaviour.

Regards,
Reilly Atkinson

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• Mind & knowledge Denham 23:05:11 04/05/02 (5)
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      • Re: Mind & knowledge Reilly Atkinson 20:34:46 04/13/02 (1)
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  • Re: Mind & knowledge Reilly Atkinson 15:10:15 04/08/02 (0)
• Re: Questions on theoretical underpinnings Jaci 20:28:25 04/05/02 (2)
  • Re: Questions on theoretical underpinnings Riva Gianluca 06:56:26 04/10/02 (1)
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