Individual identification and coordinate knowledge

• Exploratory Studies of Knowledge p.104

• Observation of monkeys

  • As we recognize and observe individuals, we discover relationships between individuals.
    • Example
      • Which monkey is the offspring of which mother monkey?
      • Which one is the boss monkey?
      • Pecking Order among Boss Monkeys
      • Differences in the types of food preferred
  • This gradually forms coordinate axis knowledge after the fact.
  • Coordinate knowledge facilitates individual identification

• social anthropology

  • Long-term participation in a specific region
  • Match each resident with a face and name = individual identification
  • Parallel to the creation of a family tree, list of positions, and other coordinates.

• ID and coordinate axis knowledge nurture each other

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