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> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lt34=csus -dot- edu -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On
> Behalf Of Gene Kim-Eng
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 12:01 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: Knowledge is manufactured?
>
> Philosophically (after all, it is Friday), I think the idea behind
> "knowledge is manufactured" is the distinction between facts and
> comprehending and understanding those facts and how to
> use them successfully, which is "knowledge." You can acquire
> and transmit facts, but not knowledge, because the comprehension
> and understanding must be recreated in the mind of each
> individual who receives the facts; all you can do is provide
> facts and the necessary tools to enable others to "remanufacture"
> knowledge within themselves.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
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