Theory is still present. Just because it is not explicitly stated does not mean there is no theory.
Theories need not be explicit but the lack of explicit theory does not imply that an implicit theory exists or that learning does not occur.
Abstract theoretical reasoning is learning.
One could redefine the term ‘learning’ such that this claim (and the quote) is tautological. Doing so would be a terrible way to carve reality.
The distinction that you are drawing, is just between well stated theory and non-stated implicit theory.
No it isn’t. The world isn’t that neat. Sometimes the theory just isn’t there. It would be possible to create a theory that approximates the physical process. But that doesn’t mean it exists.
Can you tell me why it is bad way to carve reality?
For the same reason it is not helpful to redefine carburetters as ‘car stuff’.
Abstract theoretical reasoning is different from kinds of learning without theory. It’s a remarkable, versatile development that is possessed by comparatively few of the learning systems that are known to exist. That’s not a difference to ignore.
Right. So the difference is probably a technical one.Actually, I’m not sure that I’ve fully understood your point.
Nevertheless, I dont think Edward Deming was talking about the same thing you are. The basic point that he was trying to make is that you need to have some kind of mental model in the light of which you need to analyse your experience.
I’m guessing that’s about the limits of your knowledge of ‘car stuff’. Mostly because the word is ‘carburetor’. :-)
No (read the first sentence. Also, ‘Aluminium’, ‘favour’, ‘kilometers’, ice melts at 0 degrees (or maybe 273.15, but definitely not 32) and a sane incarceration rate per 100,000 population is well under 200 in a stable, established democracy.
Damn, yes. I also spell “colour” incorrectly most of the time, ever since I discovered that I could change Nibbles and Gorillas on my 286 by fiddling with the blue and white words.
Huh. I thought I was familiar with all the American English spelling distinctions. (I checked that Google autocorrected it anyway, but apparently it was too smart for me.) My mistake.
Huh. I thought I was familiar with all the American English spelling distinctions. (I checked that Google autocorrected it anyway, but apparently it was too smart for me.) My mistake.
I’ve never had cause to write the term down myself. If I recall, I copy and pasted it directly from that wikipedia article, choosing which of the excessive number of location appropriate spelling variants was most aesthetically pleasing to me at the time.
Incidentally, I don’t have an excessive amounts of practical car knowledge. I’ve had some interest in the theory behind four stroke internal combustion engines but the specific quirks of the parts that can be seen when looking under the hood of a specific vehicle bore me senseless. But I do know quite a lot about “Cams”, my interest being piqued by linguistic affiliation and the desire to understand what on earth the “Camshaft” references my older team-mates used as apparently benign encouragement.
Theories need not be explicit but the lack of explicit theory does not imply that an implicit theory exists or that learning does not occur.
One could redefine the term ‘learning’ such that this claim (and the quote) is tautological. Doing so would be a terrible way to carve reality.
No it isn’t. The world isn’t that neat. Sometimes the theory just isn’t there. It would be possible to create a theory that approximates the physical process. But that doesn’t mean it exists.
Can you tell me why it is bad way to carve reality?
For the same reason it is not helpful to redefine carburetters as ‘car stuff’.
Abstract theoretical reasoning is different from kinds of learning without theory. It’s a remarkable, versatile development that is possessed by comparatively few of the learning systems that are known to exist. That’s not a difference to ignore.
Right. So the difference is probably a technical one.Actually, I’m not sure that I’ve fully understood your point.
Nevertheless, I dont think Edward Deming was talking about the same thing you are. The basic point that he was trying to make is that you need to have some kind of mental model in the light of which you need to analyse your experience.
I’m guessing that’s about the limits of your knowledge of ‘car stuff’. Mostly because the word is ‘carburetor’. :-)
No (read the first sentence. Also, ‘Aluminium’, ‘favour’, ‘kilometers’, ice melts at 0 degrees (or maybe 273.15, but definitely not 32) and a sane incarceration rate per 100,000 population is well under 200 in a stable, established democracy.
Surely you mean kilometres? :-)
Damn, yes. I also spell “colour” incorrectly most of the time, ever since I discovered that I could change Nibbles and Gorillas on my 286 by fiddling with the blue and white words.
Huh. I thought I was familiar with all the American English spelling distinctions. (I checked that Google autocorrected it anyway, but apparently it was too smart for me.) My mistake.
I’ve never had cause to write the term down myself. If I recall, I copy and pasted it directly from that wikipedia article, choosing which of the excessive number of location appropriate spelling variants was most aesthetically pleasing to me at the time.
Incidentally, I don’t have an excessive amounts of practical car knowledge. I’ve had some interest in the theory behind four stroke internal combustion engines but the specific quirks of the parts that can be seen when looking under the hood of a specific vehicle bore me senseless. But I do know quite a lot about “Cams”, my interest being piqued by linguistic affiliation and the desire to understand what on earth the “Camshaft” references my older team-mates used as apparently benign encouragement.