“metis” is an ancient greek word/goddess which originally meant “magical cunning”, which drifted throughout ancient greek culture to mean something more like “wisdom/prudence/the je ne sais quoi of being able to solve practical problems”.
James C. Scott uses it in his book Seeing Like a State to mean the implicit knowledge passed down through a culture.
“metis” is an ancient greek word/goddess which originally meant “magical cunning”, which drifted throughout ancient greek culture to mean something more like “wisdom/prudence/the je ne sais quoi of being able to solve practical problems”.
James C. Scott uses it in his book Seeing Like a State to mean the implicit knowledge passed down through a culture.