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Anti-knowledge – the unknown as reservoir of the possibleAnti-knowledge refers to the collective set of questions that form an antithetical structure to a subset or the sum of knowledge. Put more simply, Antiknowledge is whatever we don't know. Of course, we can't know what we don't know and so the only way to find out is to ask a question. Thankfully, the questions we can ask are the Who, What, Where, Why, How and When questions which operate on Anti-knowledge converting the questions into knowledge by structuring them. There are two fundamental types of questions:
Within the intellectual universe, there is a Yin-Yang relationship between the sum of knowledge and the sum of questions. In the Yin-Yang symbol pictured here, the black area represents Yin - the feminine - or the sum of questions (or Anti-Knowledge). The white area represents Yang - the masculine - or the sum of knowledge or the known. It is important to recognise that the Yin/Yang or Anti-knowledge/Knowledge are in continuous dynamic relationship with each other and knowledge is continuously being created (and forgotten) in the boundary between the two. The model provides us with the insight that it is possible to manage the realm of the unknown in much the same way that one manages the known. Terms like genius, creativity, innovation, problem solving, and knowledge creation have been historically studied and represented as loosely related topics. When appropriately understood, all of these terms can be encapsulated into the following cycle of knowledge and anti-knowledge as follows:
Anti-knowledge overview kindly provided by Bruce LaDuke - Hyperadvance Blog & Website If you want to learn more, have a look at this short 51 slide overview on Anti-Knowledge
Submitted by storytelling on 17 June 2009 - 8:51am. categories [ ]
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