Knowledge Before Action

Author : Amina M. Steinfels
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611171945

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Knowledge before Action by Amina M. Steinfels Pdf

In Knowledge before Action, Amina M. Steinfels examines medieval Sufism and its place in Islamic society by telling the story of the life and career of Sayyid Jalal al-din Bukhari, a revered figure in Pakistan. Considered one of the most important Sufi masters of South Asia, Sayyid Jalal al-din Bukhari, more popularly referred to as Makhdum-i Jahaniyan, is known for combining spirituality and scholarship in a formative period for Sufism. Steinfels assembles the details of Bukhari's life from records of his teachings, dynastic chronicles, and correspondence to discover how he achieved his status and laid the groundwork for a devotional cult that has lasted seven centuries. Steinfels also examines Bukhari's theories of the relationship between scholar and mystic. Bukhari's teachings provide windows into the underlying concerns and themes of medieval Sufism. Knowledge before Action describes Bukhari's training as a scholar and a Sufi, his exercise of religious authority over his disciples, and his theories of the relationships between saint and shaykh. Knowledge before Action discusses ritual and contemplative practices, the economic bases of Sufi institutions, and the interconnectedness between Sufi masters, the 'ulama, and the political authorities by telling the story of Bukhari.

Author : Raymond Reiter
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001-07-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0262264315

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Knowledge in Action by Raymond Reiter Pdf

Specifying and implementing dynamical systems with the situation calculus. Modeling and implementing dynamical systems is a central problem in artificial intelligence, robotics, software agents, simulation, decision and control theory, and many other disciplines. In recent years, a new approach to representing such systems, grounded in mathematical logic, has been developed within the AI knowledge-representation community. This book presents a comprehensive treatment of these ideas, basing its theoretical and implementation foundations on the situation calculus, a dialect of first-order logic. Within this framework, it develops many features of dynamical systems modeling, including time, processes, concurrency, exogenous events, reactivity, sensing and knowledge, probabilistic uncertainty, and decision theory. It also describes and implements a new family of high-level programming languages suitable for writing control programs for dynamical systems. Finally, it includes situation calculus specifications for a wide range of examples drawn from cognitive robotics, planning, simulation, databases, and decision theory, together with all the implementation code for these examples. This code is available on the book's Web site.

Author : Warren G. Frisina
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780791488669

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The Unity of Knowledge and Action by Warren G. Frisina Pdf

Building upon insights from the sixteenth century Neo-Confucian Wang Yang-ming, the American pragmatist John Dewey, and the process philosopher Alfred North Whitehead, this book argues that knowledge is best understood as a form of action. Many of the most puzzling philosophic problems in the modern era can be traced to our tendency to assume that knowledge is separate from action. Letting go of the sharp knowledge-action distinction, however, makes possible a more coherent theory of knowledge that is more adaptive to the way we experience one another, the world, and ourselves. By responding directly to problems raised by contemporary thinkers like Charles Taylor, Donald Davidson, Richard Rorty, Daniel Dennett, Mark Johnson, George Lakoff, and Robert Neville, this book maps out a strategy for making progress in the contemporary quest for a "nonrepresentational theory of knowledge."

Author : Jin Chen,Ikujiro Nonaka
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000585636

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The Routledge Companion to Knowledge Management by Jin Chen,Ikujiro Nonaka Pdf

Knowledge when properly leveraged and harnessed contributes to effective organizational performance. How much an organization benefits from knowledge would depend on how well knowledge has been managed. There have been challenges to implementing knowledge management in today’s dramatically different world from before. This comprehensive reference work is a timely guide to understanding knowledge management. The book covers key themes of knowledge management which includes the basic framework of knowledge management and helps readers to understand the state of art of knowledge management both from the aspects of theory and practice, from the perspectives of strategy, organization, resources, as well as institution and organizational culture. This reference work reflects the increasingly important role of both philosophy and digital technologies in knowledge management research and practice. This handbook will be an essential resource for knowledge management scholars, researchers and graduate students.

Author : Peter Meusburger,Benno Werlen,Laura Suarsana
Publisher : Springer
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319445885

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Knowledge and Action by Peter Meusburger,Benno Werlen,Laura Suarsana Pdf

This volume explores interdependencies between knowledge, action, and space from different interdisciplinary perspectives. Some of the contributors discuss knowledge as a social construct based on collective action, while others look at knowledge as an individual capacity for action. The chapters contain theoretical frameworks as well as experimental outcomes. Readers will gain insight into key questions such as: How does knowledge function as a prerequisite for action? Why are knowledge gaps growing and not diminishing in a knowledge society? How much knowledge is necessary for action? How do various types of knowledge influence the steps from cognition to action? How do different representations of knowledge shape action? What impact have spatial conditions for the formation of knowledge? What is the relationship between social and geographical space? The contributors consider rationality in social and economic theories as well as in everyday life. Attention is also given to action theoretic approaches and rationality from the viewpoints of psychology, post-structuralism, and human geography, making this an attractive book for students, researchers and academics of various backgrounds. This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Author : John Bengson,Marc A. Moffett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199909582

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Knowing How: Essays on Knowledge, Mind, and Action by John Bengson,Marc A. Moffett Pdf

Knowledge how to do things is a pervasive and central element of everyday life. Yet it raises many difficult questions that must be answered by philosophers and cognitive scientists aspiring to understand human cognition and agency. What is the connection between knowing how and knowing that? Is knowledge how simply a type of ability or disposition to act? Is there an irreducibly practical form of knowledge? What is the role of the intellect in intelligent action? This volume contains fifteen state of the art essays by leading figures in philosophy and linguistics that amplify and sharpen the debate between intellectualists and anti-intellectualists about mind and action, highlighting the conceptual, empirical, and linguistic issues that motivate and sustain the conflict. The essays also explore various ways in which this debate informs central areas of ethics, philosophy of action, epistemology, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Knowing How covers a broad range of topics dealing with tacit and procedural knowledge, the psychology of skill, expertise, intelligence and intelligent action, the nature of ability, the syntax and semantics of embedded questions, the mind-body problem, phenomenal character, epistemic injustice, moral knowledge, the epistemology of logic, linguistic competence, the connection between knowledge and understanding, and the relation between theory and practice. This is the book on knowing how--an invaluable resource for philosophers, linguists, psychologists, and others concerned with knowledge, mind, and action.

Author : Jérôme Dokic,Joëlle Proust
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9027251703

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Simulation and Knowledge of Action by Jérôme Dokic,Joëlle Proust Pdf

The current debate between theory theory and simulation theory on the nature of mentalisation has reached no consensus yet, although many now think that some hybrid theory is needed. This collection of essays represents an effort at re-evaluating the scope of simulation theory, while also considering areas in which it could be submitted to experimental tests. The volume explores the two main versions of simulation theory, Goldman s introspectionism and Gordon s radical simulationism, and enquires whether they allow a non-circular account of mentalisation. The originality of the volume is to confront conceptual views on simulation with data from pragmatics, developmental psychology and the neurosciences. Individual chapters contain discussions of specific issues such as autism, imitation, motor imagery, conditional reasoning, joint attention and the understanding of demonstratives. It will be of interest primarily to advanced students and researchers in the philosophy of mind, language and action, but also to everyone interested in the nature of interpretation and communication. (Series B)

Author : Tim Henning,David P. Schweikard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781136227240

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Knowledge, Virtue, and Action by Tim Henning,David P. Schweikard Pdf

This volume brings together recent work by leading and up-and-coming philosophers on the topic of virtue epistemology. The prospects of virtue-theoretic analyses of knowledge depend crucially on our ability to give some independent account of what epistemic virtues are and what they are for. The contributions here ask how epistemic virtues matter apart from any narrow concern with defining knowledge; they show how epistemic virtues figure in accounts of various aspects of our lives, with a special emphasis on our practical lives. In essence, the essays here put epistemic virtues to work.

Author : J. Adam Carter,Emma C. Gordon,Benjamin Jarvis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191025617

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Knowledge First by J. Adam Carter,Emma C. Gordon,Benjamin Jarvis Pdf

'Knowledge-First' constitutes what is widely regarded as one of the most significant innovations in contemporary epistemology in the past 25 years. Knowledge-first epistemology is the idea that knowledge per se should not be analysed in terms of its constituent parts (e.g., justification, belief), but rather that these and other notions should be analysed in terms of the concept of knowledge. This volume features a substantive introduction and 13 original essays from leading and up-and-coming philosophers on the topic of knowledge-first philosophy. The contributors' essays range from foundational issues to applications of this project to other disciplines including the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of perception, ethics and action theory. Knowledge First: Approaches in Epistemology and Mind aims to provide a relatively open-ended forum for creative and original scholarship with the potential to contribute and advance debates connected with this philosophical project.

Author : Tomas Bata
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9051990596

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Knowledge in Action by Tomas Bata Pdf

The Bata system of management is a testimony to the understanding that capital is knowledge and not money, buildings or technology: 'Buildings - they are just piles of brick and concrete. Machines - they are a lot of iron and steel. Only people can give life to it all.' This book represents a major contribution from Czechoslovakia to the general theory and practice of management. Tomas Bata was not only a pioneer in the modern production and marketing of footwear, but more importantly in the development and business implementation of what in the business world of today is known as organizational behaviour. The work will be of great interest to managers, business administrators, engineers and researchers and students of economics, business administration and sociology.

Author : Frank Vogelezang, Henry Peters, Jolijn Onvlee, Adri Timp. Richard Schweer, Ernst van Waning, and others,
Publisher : NESMA
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789076258188

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Measure! Knowledge! Action! by Frank Vogelezang, Henry Peters, Jolijn Onvlee, Adri Timp. Richard Schweer, Ernst van Waning, and others, Pdf

Author : John Mingers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780387298412

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Realising Systems Thinking: Knowledge and Action in Management Science by John Mingers Pdf

This book deals with the contribution of a systems approach to a range of disciplines from philosophy and biology to social theory and management. It weaves together material from some of the pre-eminent thinkers of the day. In doing so it creates a coherent path from fundamental work on philosophical issues of ontology and epistemology through specific domains of knowledge about the nature of information and meaning, human communication, and social intervention.

Author : Jean McNiff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002-01-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134600847

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Action Research by Jean McNiff Pdf

Since the first edition of this established text was published in 1988, action research has gained ground as a popular method amongst educational researchers, and in particular for practising teachers doing higher-level courses. In this new edition Jean McNiff provides updates on methodological discussions and includes new sections of case study material and information on supporting action research. The book raises issues about how action research is theorised, whether it is seen as a spectator discipline or as a real life practice, and how practitioners position themselves within the debate. It discusses the importance for educators of understanding their own work and showing how their educative influence can lead to the development of good orders in formal and informal learning settings and in the wider community. This second edition comes at a time when, after years of debate over what counts as action research, it is now considered an acceptable and useful part of mainstream research practice.

Author : Andrea Back,Georg von Krogh,Andreas Seufert
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2005-04-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3540405747

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Putting Knowledge Networks into Action by Andrea Back,Georg von Krogh,Andreas Seufert Pdf

The concepts and theories of knowledge management and networks are well documented. Yet there are few, if any, guidelines on how to implement knowledge management within an organization, especially focusing on how to manage knowledge in a network environment. Putting Knowledge Networks into Action visualizes paths that allow one to make connections between theories, concepts and concrete actions. It shows how to integrate these different roots into a holistic view on managing knowledge in networks. It develops a methodology that will help the reader move towards building and maintaining knowledge networks in his or her organization.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Knowledge for Climate Action by Anonim Pdf

The Be the Movement workshop was an inspiring gathering of climate change activists, youth and concerned professionals. Five main needs on how to strengthen the climate action movement were identified and discussed: message for new audiences; empowering educators; innovating campaign strategies; considering costs; and leading for solutions. The workshop confirmed that urgent and bold action is required to tackle climate change. Participants recognized that the global climate change movement will be enhanced if they: a) increase collaboration and cooperation, b) recognize the intimate and unavoidable link between eradicating extreme poverty and climate change, c) emphasize early climate action to avoid high costs in the future, d) stress that mitigation will not hinder economic development, e) highlight that each and every individual can make a difference, and f) offer assistance for educators. Overall, the proceedings and recommendations serve as a pragmatic compendium of shared knowledge for climate action.