We have an olfactory ability, which is not logical, and this ability is far ahead of reason in sniffing out information that is likely to be necessary. In contrast, rational judgment is probably responsible for checking whether the information found by this olfactory ability is really useful or not. If we compare it to the march of an army, the former is the spy and the latter is the main body. The fact that the information provided by scouts is often erroneous and lacks precision is not an argument against the uselessness of scouts. If the main body marches naked, without scouts, it will be defeated when taken by surprise by the enemy.
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Exploratory Studies of Knowledge p.61
- Similar to the concept of Polanyi’s tacit knowledge [tacit knowledge (knowledge management terminology)
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It’s interesting that even if you’re a scout
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