Posted by Mezei on September 03, 1999 at 10:39:10:

In Reply to: Re: Seeking Posting Advice on a Unified Theory of Knowledge posted by Reilly Atkinson on September 02, 1999 at 21:11:50:

Hi Reilly, I know that unification research would never be discouraged, but as a rule, the whole impetus behind higher learning is to catagorize knowledge, not unify it. Einstein didn't work out his theories in a patent office for nothing. Let me put it this way, I spent most of my time in university libraries working out my knowledge theory, so universities are a tremendous resource. The problem is, its become, or has always been too 'institutionalized'. There isn't a snowballs chance that I could have developed a unification theory within a classroom setting. Why? To begin with, there is no way to teach this kind of work, and 2. it takes a minimum of 10 years to develop it correctly. Unification theory is a very specialized form of work, that isn't really suited to a university setting. Maybe though, its not suited to any setting. I spoke with a fellow from KM.org about this, and he seemed in disbelief that a knowledge theory could be completed that didn't use math. So I guess I agree with you, that if someone really, really wants to do it, they can as a professor or student etc., but I don't see how they can within a formal learning environment. Too structured.

Don

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