tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182964864941667860.post7827806326834862885..comments2023-11-03T03:49:45.623-05:00Comments on Leading as Enabling: LearningRyan Lanhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06266179405343102875noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182964864941667860.post-56062992503903057642008-01-17T11:08:00.000-05:002008-01-17T11:08:00.000-05:00One of the interesting things about human language...One of the interesting things about human language is its inherent ambiguity. Logical positivists started the effort to clean this up and were eventually followed by analytical philosophers, but Wittgenstein correctly forecast frustration. Now we are starting to realize this frustration may be essential. <BR/><BR/>Imagine two computers talking to each other. They need (as of now) a clear semantic web so as to minimize discord in their meaning. This facilitates simple interactions but frustrates more complex ones. <BR/><BR/>We need ambiguity to innovate--I agree. It does introduce dissonance and that entails learning--coping. <BR/><BR/>How would one facilitate this? Teasing is one means I use with my own children. I answer with absurd contrasts to a right answer when given a straightforward question. My intent is to spark a response of doubt, deeper reflection and so forth. It is always fascinating to try this a first time with adults not used to it. They can be thrown for such a loop! <BR/><BR/>Comedy is a sort of vein of what I am saying. The evolutionary role of humor may be to introduce absurdity and ambiguity so as to force reconciliation and coping.<BR/><BR/>Ryan LanhamRyan Lanhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266179405343102875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3182964864941667860.post-35450366169900057062008-01-17T10:48:00.000-05:002008-01-17T10:48:00.000-05:00See also Ryan Lanham's http://leadingasenabling.bl...See also Ryan Lanham's <BR/>http://leadingasenabling.blogspot.com/2007/12/learning.htmlRyan Lanhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266179405343102875noreply@blogger.com