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Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher from 2,500 years aging said this. "Wisest is he who knows he does not know". And er, Donald Rumsfeld, when talking abou
by rmc 14y ago
Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher from 2,500 years aging said this. "Wisest is he who knows he does not know".
And er, Donald Rumsfeld, when talking about unknown unknowns.
- Geee 14y agoIt's interesting how these unknown unknowns relate to Dunning-Kruger effect and also how people with limited knowledge tend to be more sure about themselves. I recall someone wrote an interesting article about those, but can't find the source right now.
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- lloeki 14y ago"I don't understand" is to relate to "I don't know", of which something along the lines of this is said: "He who asks a question may look like a fool once, but he who keeps his question to himself will stay a fool for the rest of his life." Result-driven teaching in our societies fuels the natural fear of failure and of the look of your peers, when proper teaching should result in driving curiosity through one's own recognition of not knowing something as being a positive thing.