All Life Is Problem Solving

All Life Is Problem Solving: "All Life Is Problem Solving: Learning and Knowledge Making in an Evolutionary and Critical Perspective"

I've named this blog after a statement from a lecture of Karl Popper's, delivered in 1991 near the end of his long life. "All Life is Problem Solving" also became the title of a book of his essays published posthumously in 1999 by Routledge. I love the phrase because it sums up his wonderful work in epistemology, ontology, philosophy of science, and political theory performed over a period of nearly 70 years -- his general theory about how new knowledge is made, or, if you like, how learning occurs.

The Theory of Knowledge Making

Knowledge is made, he thought, through a simple three-step process found in evolution, in individual psychodynamics, and in social interaction. That process is:

* the problem
* the attempted solutions
* the elimination.

Pete's Points:

I would like to have as many people as possible consider a visit to this Blog. If you are interested in an exploration of the universe in which we live and the inner mind with which we facilitate our existence, then this is one site that is worth the visit. Do not expect a quick read and do NOT expect to leave the site without engaging your 'little grey cells'