Posted by Mezei on September 29, 2002 at 18:46:36:

In Reply to: Re: New perspective on knowledge, info and data posted by Kees de Vos [PRITM] on September 29, 2002 at 16:10:35:

A few years ago I realized that there were three principle schools of thought, Taoism, Rationalism and Empiricism. However, they aren't really three schools of thought, they are 2. Taoism is yin/yang, which Rationalism is Yang and Empiricism is Yin. So in the East, there is a solitary school of thought that embraces duality, while in the West we have two schools of thought that together embrace duality.

Same with Knowledge, Info and Data.

Knowledge embraces duality, while Information + Data embrace duality.

So knowledge = information + data

or taoism = rationalism + empiricism

or unity = tacit + explicit

or East = West

Now we know that knowledge is created by individuals, admitted as much be Nonaka/Takeuchi in their book the knowledge creating company.

And we know that knowledge gives rise to information and data. But until now, how did it give rise? Well, what I am proposing is that knowledge gives rise to information and data simultaneously. Because something that is whole cannot be divided into a single half. Knowledge cannot only gives rise to information, but information and data.

Don

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