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Hi John,
Well, personally I LIKE fuzzy thinking, but only if we are talking about Fuzzy Set thinking
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In many ways, my own research is at the exact opposite pole from Sam's: extremely theoretical (and philosophical). My actual focus is on "sense-making" and how people build up their perceptions of "reality" (aka mental maps, etc.). One of the biggest dangers I've found with having a focus like this is that it is way too easy to get lost inside your own head and sound not only "fuzzy" but inane / insane
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In a lot of ways, John, I'm not trying to make any claims about "truth"; I'm trying to formalize and establish grounds and limits for such claims.
I had an interesting discussion last night about unconscious logic models (deductive, inductive, abductive) and how they are hurting the Intelligence and Security sectors. Basically, I was arguing that a lot of the problems stem from applying the wrong logic model given the "data" available (and the "data" is a problem, too), and that led into some back and forth banter on how to do professional education.
Sic Bisquitus Disintegrat...
Marc W.D. Tyrrell, Ph.D.
Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies,
Senior Research Fellow,
The Canadian Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies, NPSIA
Carleton University
http://marctyrrell.com/
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