Since around 1983 in my early teens, after I first learned of Prolog programming, and then in 1987 of Object-oriented programming, I have been working on shaping a philosophic direction and theory - strengthening it so that it is very capable akin to a "theory of everything".
The purpose of this has been furthering progress and understanding of basic nature, primarily for myself. Why? Well, it helps in areas like computer science where more effective models which are apt to any condition and input give a distinct advantage. Also, for being able to represent something like "knowledge" you really have to get down to something extremely flexible and good at adaptation.
It is pretty useful to write down some ideas, even here, maybe especially because there is little negative feedback, while constantly new input to consider...
Consider the difficulties in expressing any real knowledge using a language. Sometimes we humans are just at a loss for words when it comes to expressing something, explaining it to others and communicating. English is the world's most expressive language, but even then e.g Inuit language have more than twenty different and distinct words for "snow". You also have to bear in mind everything that we don't yet know but might be wanting to communicate some day - stuff for which there are no words to represent it yet. Also, a system or entity that we know today, might be obsolete in the near future or even augmented.
Understanding "knowledge" encompasses just about anything for us - also financial markets and market conditions. It is "explosive" in size and reach, but rather it is "generative" and "auto-catalytic" - like chaos theory and recursive nature.
An effective model for the underlying rapidly changing reality is important for any decision ranging from financial strategy to social interaction and conflict/diplomacy/security/politics/information.
It is also a nature of how every programmer have the notion of "my pet language", containing all the "good ideas" popping up...
The last 11 years I have been discussing more and more on philosophical debating forums, but philosophy really adapts to any aspect. At least I can say that it's worth the effort, both in business and personal terms. More people should take an interest into "opening their minds" instead of closing themselves off. Most systems are designed to be "limiting", while few have intrinsic expansion, adaptation and self-modification in mind. There is certainly an emergence of increasingly more adaptive systems, while they are not all-encompassing.
Religion is probably one of the stronger barriers to consider when wanting to adopt such philosophy, because religion simply strays from reason with faith. As long as it is personal religion that is not to worry about, but the authoritarian religions requiring obedience are the ones that are resisting new thinking from emerging. Luckily, a characteristic of all human evolution is to break free from old limitations... and I'm not talking patricide here.
The purpose of this has been furthering progress and understanding of basic nature, primarily for myself. Why? Well, it helps in areas like computer science where more effective models which are apt to any condition and input give a distinct advantage. Also, for being able to represent something like "knowledge" you really have to get down to something extremely flexible and good at adaptation.
It is pretty useful to write down some ideas, even here, maybe especially because there is little negative feedback, while constantly new input to consider...
Consider the difficulties in expressing any real knowledge using a language. Sometimes we humans are just at a loss for words when it comes to expressing something, explaining it to others and communicating. English is the world's most expressive language, but even then e.g Inuit language have more than twenty different and distinct words for "snow". You also have to bear in mind everything that we don't yet know but might be wanting to communicate some day - stuff for which there are no words to represent it yet. Also, a system or entity that we know today, might be obsolete in the near future or even augmented.
Understanding "knowledge" encompasses just about anything for us - also financial markets and market conditions. It is "explosive" in size and reach, but rather it is "generative" and "auto-catalytic" - like chaos theory and recursive nature.
An effective model for the underlying rapidly changing reality is important for any decision ranging from financial strategy to social interaction and conflict/diplomacy/security/politics/information.
It is also a nature of how every programmer have the notion of "my pet language", containing all the "good ideas" popping up...
The last 11 years I have been discussing more and more on philosophical debating forums, but philosophy really adapts to any aspect. At least I can say that it's worth the effort, both in business and personal terms. More people should take an interest into "opening their minds" instead of closing themselves off. Most systems are designed to be "limiting", while few have intrinsic expansion, adaptation and self-modification in mind. There is certainly an emergence of increasingly more adaptive systems, while they are not all-encompassing.
Religion is probably one of the stronger barriers to consider when wanting to adopt such philosophy, because religion simply strays from reason with faith. As long as it is personal religion that is not to worry about, but the authoritarian religions requiring obedience are the ones that are resisting new thinking from emerging. Luckily, a characteristic of all human evolution is to break free from old limitations... and I'm not talking patricide here.
