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 ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
