On Feb 20, 2015, at 2:25 AM, Terence Love <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
, the concept of 'understanding' is merely a state-space or
process timing marker.
> On Feb 20, 2015, at 2:25 AM, Terence Love <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> [A]llow me to caution you about the nature of understanding.
>> Understanding is achieved when, for a moment, there are no more
>> questions to ask. Understanding is the dead spot in our struggle for
>> meaning; it is the momentary pause, the stillness before
>> incomprehension continues; it is the brief relief from doubt that is
>> the norm. Thus understanding is a temporary state of closure. When we
>> understand something we are effectively saying there is no more to
>> ask, no more to question, all is revealed. But of course 'all' is
>> never revealed and the sensation of certainty always passes. (Sless
>> 1986 p i)*
Dear Terry and Dave,
I think you guys are selling “understanding” short. In my view understanding is a dynamic adaptive process undertaken through Reflective thought. It involves learning, and cumulative assimilation into meaningful experiential knowledge. I agree that an understanding of a focal subject or experience can be a discrete entity (a mental state of recognition, coherent organization, and conscious expression in the Formative mode of thought), but I view this time stamped event as a reflective interpretation of the focal subject or situation that occurs through recognizing, mapping, and recalling an understanding built in memory. It marks a moment in a continuing process quietly going on in memory. Incomprehension returns when something new is considered and the process of building understanding takes on a new job. I am currently writing a paper “Understanding, Self, and Society through Reflective Thought” to be posted on academia.edu <http://academia.edu/> so my mind is on this now. Please don’t hesitate to argue your position.
Thanks,
Chuck
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