I really do not find this illustration helpful at all.

To my mind the very obvious flaw is how you define "good".

People (and corporations) justify all contradictory kinds of things as good.

Also what on earth is reality?  Again people have wildly differing
viewpoints on this.

I support FOW in principle but if it is going to make any difference you
have to be MUCH clearer and specific.

Philip Webber

> FoW:
>
> The attached slides are my attempt to illustrate the transition from
> Knowledge to Wisdom as simply, accurately, and powerfully as possible.
>
> The first slide illustrates the path we follow when seeking knowledge. The
> path is horizontal because while it seeks to increase correspondence with
> reality, it is neutral and silent with respect to the good.
>
> This is the path often followed by institutions of higher learning.
>
> The second slide illustrates the path we advocate, seeking wisdom.
>
> Here attention must be paid to two essential questions: 1) does our work
> help to discover, illuminate, and increase  correspondence with reality?,
> and 2) Is our work only for the good?
>
> The third slide is a dual of the first, and applies to the creative
> optimists among us.
>
> Here the path needs to move toward the diagonal by increasing
> correspondence
> with reality and rotating clockwise.
>
>
>
> The fourth slide is a primitive animation of the first two. Open this in
> the
> slide show mode and press the space bar to watch the transition unfold
> before your eyes! (I have not yet been able to get the text to change
> throughout the animation. Stand by for an update!)
>
>
>
> Here is how we can use these diagrams to advance the transition:
>
> 1)      Draw the path of your own work on the grid. If the path is not
> well
> aligned with the diagonal, then reflect on the changes you need to make in
> your work to rotate toward the diagonal. Make those changes.
>
> 2)      Engage with colleagues, co-workers, friends, acquaintances,
> influencers, and others. Talk to them about their work. Help then draw the
> path of their work on this grid. Engage them in dialogue to  belter assess
> if the path drawn accurately reflects their work. Discuss with them ways
> they might rotate their work toward the diagonal. Help them make those
> changes.
>
>
>
> Based on your feedback I am likely to write this up and link it to our
> collection of messages.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Lee Beaumont
>
>
>
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