Curt Doolittle

Category: Epistemology and Method

  • The Origin of The Scandinavian Cognate for Knowledge Is a Verb – “the Process Of, or Action of Knowing”.

      Well it seems that our ancient ancestors had it right, even if the mediterraneans and medievals made it into an ideal. knowledge (n.) early 12c., cnawlece “acknowledgment of a superior, honor, worship;” for first element see know (v.). The second element is obscure, perhaps from Scandinavian and cognate with the -lock “action, process,” found in wedlock. From late 14c. as “capacity for knowing, understanding; familiarity;” also “fact or condition of knowing, awareness of a fact;” also “news, notice, information; learning; organized body of facts or teachings.” Sense of “sexual intercourse” is from c. 1400. Middle English also had a verb form, knoulechen “acknowledge” (c. 1200), later “find out about; recognize,” and “to have sexual intercourse with” (c. 1300); compare acknowledge.

  • THE ORIGIN OF THE SCANDINAVIAN COGNATE FOR KNOWLEDGE IS A VERB – “THE PROCESS OF

    THE ORIGIN OF THE SCANDINAVIAN COGNATE FOR KNOWLEDGE IS A VERB – “THE PROCESS OF, OR ACTION OF KNOWING”.

    Well it seems that our ancient ancestors had it right, even if the mediterraneans and medievals made it into an ideal.

    knowledge (n.)

    early 12c., cnawlece “acknowledgment of a superior, honor, worship;” for first element see know (v.). The second element is obscure, perhaps from Scandinavian and cognate with the -lock “action, process,” found in wedlock.

    From late 14c. as “capacity for knowing, understanding; familiarity;” also “fact or condition of knowing, awareness of a fact;” also “news, notice, information; learning; organized body of facts or teachings.” Sense of “sexual intercourse” is from c. 1400. Middle English also had a verb form, knoulechen “acknowledge” (c. 1200), later “find out about; recognize,” and “to have sexual intercourse with” (c. 1300); compare acknowledge.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-08-07 18:11:00 UTC

  • IS ALL KNOWLEDGE IDEOLOGICAL? There is knowledge that is correspondent, actionab

    IS ALL KNOWLEDGE IDEOLOGICAL?

    There is knowledge that is correspondent, actionable, and predictive within reality and knowledge that is non-corresponded, actionable, and non predictive, and knowledge that is non-correspondent, inactionable, and non-predictive. And all combinations thereof.

    KNOWLEDGE

    – Correspondent vs ….non correspondent (with reality)

    – Actionable …….vs …. in-actionable (by man)

    – Predictive ……..vs …..non predictive (outcomes)

    If one means all knowledge consists of paradigms that assist us in producing collective cooperation on the pursuit of ends, then that makes sense to me.

    If one means that there is more agency in non-correspondence than correspondence that is only true in the pursuit of power – which is just pursuits of rents.

    It’s not true if one has to hold power by it without perpetuating rents.

    Rulers are tediously empirical in action, even if ideological in rhetoric.

    They don’t have a choice.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-08-07 18:06:00 UTC

  • ONLY THE WEAK NEED LIES Incentives = Decidable independently of intuition. – vs.

    ONLY THE WEAK NEED LIES

    Incentives = Decidable independently of intuition.

    – vs. –

    Values = Decidability dependent upon intuition.

    [You] have a great deal of confidence in your biases, and put too little effort into the truth.

    The truth is only painful if you cannot find a method of achieving your goals by other than deceit.

    Since I know how to achieve those goals without succumbing to the seduction of engaging in deceit, I do not fear the truth.

    You do.

    And that is why you are weak.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-08-07 15:24:00 UTC

  • My answer to In modern philosophy, how is the problem of the existence of number

    My answer to In modern philosophy, how is the problem of the existence of numbers explained? https://www.quora.com/In-modern-philosophy-how-is-the-problem-of-the-existence-of-numbers-explained/answer/Curt-Doolittle?srid=u4Qv

    Source date (UTC): 2018-08-06 18:28:32 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1026535508594311169

  • Evidence is evidence is evidence. Sorry. Just is what it is. 😉

    Evidence is evidence is evidence. Sorry. Just is what it is. 😉

    Source date (UTC): 2018-08-04 23:39:43 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1025889046214713345

    Reply addressees: @lorenajw_x

    Replying to: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1025888877855178752

    IN REPLY TO:

    @lorenajw_x

    @curtdoolittle Just like a white man- taking credit for other people’s work.

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1025888877855178752

  • —Cater to The Audience?”—

    —“CATER TO THE AUDIENCE”— No. Build an audience with what needs to be in their heads, not because it is familiar, but because it is unfamiliar, and as such provides a method of political action that satisfies their discontents. People only know what they know and what they know is often bad, may not be good, and is demonstrably not enough. What the audience knows is not good enough. Which is why they’re an audience. || Inform, plan, organize, act, conquer, separate, rule, prosper, speciate.

  • —Cater to The Audience?”—

    —“CATER TO THE AUDIENCE”— No. Build an audience with what needs to be in their heads, not because it is familiar, but because it is unfamiliar, and as such provides a method of political action that satisfies their discontents. People only know what they know and what they know is often bad, may not be good, and is demonstrably not enough. What the audience knows is not good enough. Which is why they’re an audience. || Inform, plan, organize, act, conquer, separate, rule, prosper, speciate.

  • “CATER TO THE AUDIENCE”— No. Build an audience with what needs to be in their

    —“CATER TO THE AUDIENCE”—

    No. Build an audience with what needs to be in their heads, not because it is familiar, but because it is unfamiliar, and as such provides a method of political action that satisfies their discontents. People only know what they know and what they know is often bad, may not be good, and is demonstrably not enough.

    What the audience knows is not good enough. Which is why they’re an audience.

    || Inform, plan, organize, act, conquer, separate, rule, prosper, speciate.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-08-04 12:31:00 UTC

  • (worth repeating) (series as proofs of constant relations)

    (worth repeating) (series as proofs of constant relations)

    Source date (UTC): 2018-08-03 08:25:00 UTC