Posted by
Prof David West on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/The-society-of-mind-tp585264p586623.html
Came across this when looking at Peter Naur's work on programming -
thought it might be interesting to some involved in the mathematics
issues of debate recently - especially the ones dealing with mathematics
"privileged" status.
" ... ignorance towards any form of knowledge other than the one that
builds on the Aristotelian
concept of epistemeĀa logically and terminologically elaborated system
of situation-invariant
(generally) true propositions. The focus on episteme in the Western
sciences has lead to an unjustified
and systematic prioritization of episteme and at the same time to a
disparagement and exclusion of
alternative forms of knowledge. Before the invention of the episteme,
the ancient Greeks also
considered techne (the technical know-how enabling to get things done)
and phronesis (the practical
wisdom, drawn from social practices) as forms of knowledge. While
episteme is not embedded in the
everyday practice of action and communication among humans, both techne
and phronesis are ..."
davew
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