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Ways of Knowing (Imagination (the ability of the mind to be creative or…
Ways of Knowing
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Reason
the power of the mind to think, understand, and form judgements logically
Induction is a form of reasoning in which you go from a specific rule to a general rule. Unlike deduction, induction never gives us certain knowledge, unless you are dealing with mathematics.
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Deduction is a form of reasoning in which you go from a general rule to a specific rule. If you use deduction strictly, it gives you certain knowledge.
Lateral thinking, a phrase coined by Edward de Bono, means thinking creatively and sometimes in an unorthodox manner, to arrive at a solution about a problem.
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Intuition
the ability to understand something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning
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Language
the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.
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Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing.
Claude Levi-Strauss
If you want to talk about something new, you have to make up a new kind of language.
Haruki Murakami
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