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The Evolution of Knowledge (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

George Shann

 
9780656796939: The Evolution of Knowledge (Classic Reprint)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0656796936 ISBN 13: 9780656796939
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how language and experience shape knowledge, tracing how signals become words, theories, and tested ideas.

Knowledge grows from how we use language, the ways we form abstractions, and the need to verify claims through observation and forecast. The text surveys how speech rests on shared conventions, how abstract terms gain meaning only through experience, and how ideas like causation and energy serve as tools for thinking, not final truths. It emphasizes that understanding comes from practice—hypotheses gain certainty only when they forecast outcomes that align with experience.

  • How language relies on common experience and convention to connect ideas with words
  • How abstractions like energy and causation function as mental tools for calculation
  • How theory and hypothesis become knowledge only after successful verification
  • How probability ties past experience to forecasts and guides action
Ideal for readers curious about the evolution of knowledge, science, and how thought becomes action.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0656796936
ISBN 13 
9780656796939
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
110