Not sure what it means, though

Stole the title from Nancy White referring back to Making a Difference. Several others who were unknowingly involved in the exercise also reflected on their own blog. Some, apparently are going to adjust their blogging profile. Choose your words carefully :-).

A very strange thing happened when I saw the comments by Piers Young. The research we are pursuing is along the lines he outlined. We must be on the right track.

Getting back to Nancy's observation: Not sure what it means, though. And she is absolutely right. In our research, I'm drawn between those who seek meaning and those who see meaning. Those who seek meaning revert to logic, mathematics, or whatever is computable and formal. Those who see meaning revert to words and images, or whatever that is open to interpretation.

For the time being it appears relevant to observe that no one complained that the seek approach to conveying it in see terms resulted in incorrect results. Perhaps see[k] are connected after all?

Finally, don't ask me what meaning means. I don't know.

Comments

[Nancy White]

Lost together, eh?

http://www.fullcirc.com/weblog/2005/01/still-not-sure-what-it-means-but-what.htm

[Anjo]

I'm sure that chocolate will pop up if you keep on trying :-).

[Nancy White]

I intend to give it a good try. Am editing a chocolate post this morning. Evil grin.

[Anjo]

Nancy, That is the "symbol level". There must be levels above it :-). So, what is the next best thing (compared to chocolate, or whatever) one level up? If you can think of anything, let me know ...

[Piers Young]

Hi Anjo,
Tantalised by this seeing and seeking divide - lots of the mathematicians (seekers) I know doodle, use diagrams, etc to see the solution (i.e. where to seek). Do you think perhaps seekers try to see first?

[Anjo]

Hi Piers,
Of course I had not considered doodling, and now that you make me think of it, I realise that these days I doodle a lot less than previously.
Hypothesis 1: doodling is a mechanism for communicating between seekers and seeers. Hypothesis 2: there is no reason for pure seekers/seeers to doodle to get the work done.