To add beyond pointer 4, that is 5) an impeccable sense of logic. Not to forget 6) the sense for empathy and a tall sense for human justice!
Children display the purest form of all these traits before they are taught in schools et cetra which dilute them all the way before entering society. Including the sense for human shame!
Cheers!
Karen Fu
On 16 Jan, 2013, at 13:57, Terence Love <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Jinan,
>
> Much of what you say makes good sense and I enjoy reading your posts.
>
> Sometimes there is the odd question mark...
>
> You wrote... ' cognitive processes falls within the loop of phenomenon-
> experience- cognition- comprehension'
>
> I think you are mistaken on this. I suggest it is rare that people follow
> that path. I'd also suggest it provides a poor way of learning and a poor
> basis for designing.
>
> The most common (and I suggest more effective) development of perception of
> phenomena, experience and understanding is through an individual's growth
> path of 1) automated responses; followed by 2) almost total conditioning;
> followed by 3) development of sense of self-identity, followed by, 4)
> understanding of interdependence with others. Many cultures don't get beyond
> 2).
>
> I suggest that in the above, the development of comprehension, perception
> of phenomena and experiences (including sense knowledge) mainly comes from
> rote learning and conditioning involving theoretically encapsulated ideas -
> mostly via forms of representational language. This also seems to be the
> most effective way.
>
>
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