Philosophy

Lover of Wisdom
Religion - Philosophy - Science

What made change possible ?
Natural Phenomenon - Nation - Individual

What is the universe made of ?

1.How could human know something beyond sense perception ?
Plato : Form of Theory, Allegory of Cave

2.What can we know ?
Descartes : I think, therefore, I am.

3.What is the limit of human reason ?
Kant : Critique of Pure Reason

4. What should we do ?
Kant : Critique of Practical Reason

5.What can we hope for ?
Kant : Critique of Judgment

Truth and Reality

Philosophy : Love of Wisdom.

What is Truth and Reality ?

Critical Thinking

Operations Management. Williams J. Stevenson.

Nature is always our best mentor.

The photo illustration was chosen because the stream symbolizes the flow of work through the
system. An important goal for operations systems is to achieve a smooth flow of work through the system. And just as rocks in the stream on the photo disrupt the smooth flow of water and causes turbulence, inefficiencies, variability, and uncertainties in operations systems cause problems that disrupt the smooth flow of work through the system, increasing time and cost, and decreasing  productivity and customer service.The flow concept applies not only organizations, but also to their supply chains.

Critical Thinking 1

Gold Panning

Critical Thinking 2

Factory Farming. Butter-yellow, fluffy and; trusting hens
" Factory Farming "should not be legal. There are other more natural ways to produce needed
food supply.

What are the Issue and the Conclusion ?

Critical Thinking 3

What are the Reasons ?

Critical Thinking 4

How Critical Thinking Works ?

Critical Thinking 5

Navy Pilot experience and intuition are the good evidence.

Are there any fallacies in the reasoning ?

Critical Thinking 6

Spectacular Sunset. Have you wondered why the sun went down in the night ??
The sun always goes down in the night,"Analogizing"   why does the apple always fall
to the earth ??

Analogical Reasoning

Analogy as Structure Mapping.

Analogical Reasoning : A Core of Cognition

Electrons are the planets of the atom.

Source (Knowledge) → Target (Unknown)

Analogies have always been considered a central part of human intelligence and cognition. This survey offers an overview of analogical reasoning and its applications, showing that analogies are an important element of various cognitive abilities like memory access, adaptation, learning, reasoning, and creativity. Therefore, analogies can provide a basis for integrated large-scale cognitive systems.

Analogies and Metaphors in Creative Design

In our increasingly flat and connected world, skills in innovation and creative design have
emerged as key attributes for graduating engineering designers. Metaphors and analogies are
commonly voiced as key tools for enhancing creative design yet little research has been
performed on their relation to each other and their use within the design process.

GRE - Analogies

Rocky Mountain Range.

Have you wondered why GRE (Graduate Record Examination) General Test can apply
most of graduates in U.S universities ?

Whether it takes a few sentences or an entire essay to develop an analogy,  we should be careful not to push it too far. As we've seen,  just because two subjects have one or two points in common doesn't mean  that they are the same in other respects as well.

GRE Analogy Example

San Francisco

Compare Boston to San Francisco, both cities have ports, you can not say they are the same due to they own ports, think about the culture, industries ..., they are different. Think further to reveal characteristics of the two objects.

Two objects (such as : two countries, cities, companies, universities, issues ... ) have one or
two in common doesn't mean they are the same in other aspects.

Inventor - Analogies

Heritage Flight over New York.
The Skyscraper and Airplane may be the greatest inventions in 20th century.
I divided examples into two sections : Scientific Questions and Human Behavior.

Engineering - Analogies

M107 Muzzle Brake. This muzzle brake is similar with the Thrust Reverse.

In this article, I collect analogies about engineering connection.

Centrifugal Force - Analogies

MotoGP.

Centrifugal Force is always tricky to deal with. Too much centrifugal force, you would be
drawn away from the corner, too little, you would fall down to the ground.

False Dilemma

Jeep Wrangle Rubicon.

Can you imagine that the Jeep is the combination of Ford Model-T and the tractor ?
This article is to collect the example of the (old + old ) creates new one, or compromise.

1+1 ≠ 2

Gun

This following content is not about the commentary of the Boardwalk Empire, they are about
the gun issue of the society.