System Cannot Understand Itself LO6044

JOHNWFIELD@aol.com
Fri, 8 Mar 1996 07:03:41 -0500

Replying to LO6025 --

Scott said:

>But that's my problem. I
>believe that the model of objectivity versus subjectivity gives us
>a real advantage in improving systems.

Scott, I hope you will consider your problem to be dissolved. The key to
it is to stop believing that the model of objectivity versus subjectivity
gives us a real advantage in improving systems. On the contrary, that
model is one of the fundamental obstacles in the way of improving systems.

I wish I were competent to give the full rationale on what I just said.
The best I can do is to make these comments:

1) Read and comprehend Charles S Peirce's philosophy of science.
2) Read Michael Polanyi's Personal Knowledge.
3) Read Geoffrey Vickers Human Systems are different

Get back to me and tell me if you changed your opinion.

Briefly and parsimoniously yours,

John N. Warfield
Johnwfield@aol.com

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