Self-observation
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A second-order observer observing himself as a first-order observer leads to a paradox. As a second-order observer, you see both sides of the distinction, including your own blind spot, which is then no blind spot anymore. Again, this paradox is, as usual by now, de-paradoxified in time. First of all, every observer does have a blind spot regardless whether a first-order or second-order observer position is taken. In the very act of observing, you see only one side of a distinction. What you see as a second-observer observing yourself is what you once was in relation to the world.
The distinction is re-entered in its own identical space. But the re-entered mark of distinction has become a mark that cannot be crossed anymore. The past is the past, and there is nothing you can do about it. The distinction is taken as an indivisible whole indicating your actions and the resulting reactions of the world in the past.
Geleerde les: How to look
Samenvatting:
Concentrate on how to look, instead of what to see.
Context:
Stakeholders' worldviews may differ.
Geleerde les: Second-order observation
Samenvatting:
Concentrate on how to look, instead of what to see (see Self observation).
Context:
Stakeholders' worldviews may differ.
Incidentally, by conceptualizing self-reflection as a second-order observation observing yourself, it becomes clear that history does matter. Things done in the past shape present and future actions. As Gadamer argues, we cannot escape tradition (cite{Truth and Methods}). Tradition is overarching, which also holds for applying the scientific method in human sciences. To put it bluntly, the scientific method objectifies the present but without taking into consideration what we used to do and why, that is, our tradition. But tradition cannot be brushed away from human life, and that, ironically, applies for the way we conduct scientific research as well because the scientific method itself evolves in time due to new insights. Thus tradition is overarching, but it also evolves.
Geleerde les: Tradition, shared meaning
Samenvatting:
Tradition is overarching.
Context:
Stakeholders' worldviews may differ.
- Traditie heeft ons gevormd in wat we zijn en wat we doen;
- Het is onze cultuur die niet zomaar kan worden weggepoetst omdat er betere (rationele) aanpakken voorhanden zijn om wicked problemen aan te pakken.
- De cultuur van wetenschap is ook een traditie onderhavig aan nieuwe inzichten;
- We kunnen niet ontsnappen aan traditie: traditie is overkoepelend, maar evolueert.
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Referenties
- Truth and Method (Wahrheit und Methode), Hans-Georg Gadamer, 1 januari 1960.
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