Comments on: Setting the Dial on Rationality http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/10/11/setting-the-dial-on-rationality/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:24:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: 益学会 > OLDaily 中文版 » Blog Archive » 2007年10月15日 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/10/11/setting-the-dial-on-rationality/comment-page-1/#comment-53513 益学会 > OLDaily 中文版 » Blog Archive » 2007年10月15日 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 01:38:11 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/10/11/setting-the-dial-on-rationality/#comment-53513 [...] Noon, Borderland October 15, 2007 [原文链接] [Tags: Web 2.0, Wikipedia] [...] [...] Noon, Borderland October 15, 2007 [原文链接] [Tags: Web 2.0, Wikipedia] [...]

]]> By: Doug Noon http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/10/11/setting-the-dial-on-rationality/comment-page-1/#comment-53250 Doug Noon Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:57:27 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/10/11/setting-the-dial-on-rationality/#comment-53250 Milton, thanks for your comment - as I'm putting together another related post. I'm looking for more sources related to complexity theory and education. I've got your blog <a href="http://del.icio.us/noon/complexity+blogs" rel="nofollow">bookmarked</a>. The first in that particular category, as it happens. Milton, thanks for your comment – as I’m putting together another related post. I’m looking for more sources related to complexity theory and education. I’ve got your blog bookmarked. The first in that particular category, as it happens.

]]> By: Milton Friesen http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/10/11/setting-the-dial-on-rationality/comment-page-1/#comment-53224 Milton Friesen Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:10:55 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/10/11/setting-the-dial-on-rationality/#comment-53224 Good piece. I've been at this for a while and my sense is that complexity theory does not abandon rationality, it just doesn't let it be the only voice (as you point out). I'm exploring how complexity theory can be leveraged to improve organizational ingenuity or problem solving. The question that drives that for me is, "Why do some organizations thrive during times of change and others fail miserably?" I want to be part of helping our institutions get better at what they do, whether in business, education, government or non-profit sectors. There is quite a lot of interest in complexity theory in the education sector, so that may be a hopeful thing. Good piece. I’ve been at this for a while and my sense is that complexity theory does not abandon rationality, it just doesn’t let it be the only voice (as you point out). I’m exploring how complexity theory can be leveraged to improve organizational ingenuity or problem solving. The question that drives that for me is, “Why do some organizations thrive during times of change and others fail miserably?” I want to be part of helping our institutions get better at what they do, whether in business, education, government or non-profit sectors. There is quite a lot of interest in complexity theory in the education sector, so that may be a hopeful thing.

]]> By: Bill Kerr http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/10/11/setting-the-dial-on-rationality/comment-page-1/#comment-53178 Bill Kerr Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:26:11 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/10/11/setting-the-dial-on-rationality/#comment-53178 > the limits of rationality I would argue that neither induction nor systems theory presents us with limits to rationality eg. Darwins theory of evolution is rational, is a systems theory but is also reductionist - that life and mind have evolved from an underlying algorithmic process. Before Darwin the best thinkers thought that Design required Mind (God) Ch 3.5 Who's Afraid of Reductionism? Darwin's Dangerous Idea. Daniel Dennett (1995) Dennett distinguishes b/w greedy reductionism (everything can be explained without cranes) and good reductionism (everything can be explained without skyhooks) > the limits of rationality

I would argue that neither induction nor systems theory presents us with limits to rationality

eg. Darwins theory of evolution is rational, is a systems theory but is also reductionist – that life and mind have evolved from an underlying algorithmic process. Before Darwin the best thinkers thought that Design required Mind (God)

Ch 3.5 Who’s Afraid of Reductionism?
Darwin’s Dangerous Idea. Daniel Dennett (1995)

Dennett distinguishes b/w greedy reductionism (everything can be explained without cranes) and good reductionism (everything can be explained without skyhooks)

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