Philosophy – Basic Notions, Volume 1
Begin your journey of wisdom. Philosophy isn’t just a subject; it’s a way of life.
Polanyi’s tacit knowledge applied in intelligence
Owen Ormerod has developed a theory that Michael Polanyi’s opinion on science can contribute to understanding the process and the “product” of intelligence analysis. Michael Polanyi’s arguments about the activities of scientists are transferable in the field of intelligence analysis, … Read More
Epistemology of Intelligence Analysis
In intelligence, epistemology is the study of the threat awareness and the way the threat is understood in the field of intelligence analysis. Most definitions of intelligence do not consider the fact that the epistemic normative status of the intelligence … Read More
Intelligence Analysis
The analysts are in the field of “knowledge”. Intelligence refers to knowledge and the types of problems addressed are knowledge problems. So, we need a concept of work based on knowledge. We need a basic understanding of what we know … Read More
Lakatos on justificationism
According to the scientific “justificationist” method, knowledge consisted of proven sentences. Classical intellectuals (or “rationalists,” in the narrow sense of the term) have accepted extremely varied – and powerful “proofs“, through revelation, intellectual intuition, experience. These, with the help of … Read More