Thinking through Error

The Moving Target of Knowledge

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Logic, Epistemology, Mind & Body
Cover of the book Thinking through Error by Brunella Antomarini, Lexington Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Brunella Antomarini ISBN: 9780739176238
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: June 15, 2012
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Brunella Antomarini
ISBN: 9780739176238
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: June 15, 2012
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

The aim of Thinking through Error: The Moving Target of Knowledge is to describe knowledge as it works in our everyday attitude and behavior. Often in life, when making decisions and choices, we do not need to test the truth of our beliefs, so there must be another way to guide ourselves. With this in mind, Antomarini presents ‘thinking through error’ instead of ‘excluding error’. That is, we act through a slow process of guess-work, followed by quick gestures. By using our own uncertainty and our exploratory abilities, we face unpredictable situations and at the same time we acknowledge the constant presence of error in our thinking. Every decision we make continuously determines and replaces an entire universe within which that decision is plausible. Our everyday knowledge is a balance between a feeling of the truth and its negation.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The aim of Thinking through Error: The Moving Target of Knowledge is to describe knowledge as it works in our everyday attitude and behavior. Often in life, when making decisions and choices, we do not need to test the truth of our beliefs, so there must be another way to guide ourselves. With this in mind, Antomarini presents ‘thinking through error’ instead of ‘excluding error’. That is, we act through a slow process of guess-work, followed by quick gestures. By using our own uncertainty and our exploratory abilities, we face unpredictable situations and at the same time we acknowledge the constant presence of error in our thinking. Every decision we make continuously determines and replaces an entire universe within which that decision is plausible. Our everyday knowledge is a balance between a feeling of the truth and its negation.

More books from Lexington Books

Cover of the book Under Wraps by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Radical Traditionalism by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Resource Curse and Post-Soviet Eurasia by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Persecution or Toleration by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Digital Hinduism by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Modernity and Epistemology in Nineteenth-Century Spain by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Communicating User Experience by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Shaping Indian Diaspora by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book A Critical Companion to Tim Burton by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book The Intersection of Star Culture in America and International Medical Tourism by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Niccolo Machiavelli by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Issues in EU and US Foreign Policy by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Aesthetics and Ideology of D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, and T. S. Eliot by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Minorities in the Israeli Military, 1948–58 by Brunella Antomarini
Cover of the book Passion in Philosophy by Brunella Antomarini
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy