Too much time is wasted because of the assumption that methods already in existence will solve problems for which they were not designed; too many hypotheses and systems of thought in philosophy and elsewhere are based on the bizarre view that we, at this point in history, are in possession of the basic forms of understanding needed to comprehend absolutely anything. — Thomas Nagel, The View from Nowhere.
One way to think about the challenges we’re facing in our day-to-day and professional lives is to classify them based on our knowledge of our knowledge.
Put another, less mind-bending way: do we know how to solve it? And if so, do we know how we’re... (read 1408 more words →)