Thinking About Thinking This section is an introduction to the theoretical framework used in this project. Or, perhaps, it is better to say, a rejection of the rigidity of contemporary theory and occidental frames for analysis are what is presented here; introducing the work of deconstruction as a generative mechanism for discovery, an alternative to production, that is truly a dialectical symbol in action. Epistemology Epistemology is how we know. In KO we make implicit epistemic statements about knowledge of concepts, acts (such as representation), entities, and systems. In so doing, we create knowledge, and our epistemic stance dictates what kind of knowledge that is. Some common names of epistemic stances are: pragmatic, positivistic, operationalist, referential, instrumental, empiricist, rationalist, realist, etc. Each of these makes claims as to what kind of knowledge can be created through research, and how it is gathered and how it is presented. These epistemic stances d
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