Problem
Mismatch between theory and practical reality
Other Names:
Over-commitment to theoretical propositionsLogical delirium
Ivory-tower theorists
Misguided advocacy of fashionable theories
Negative impacts of plausible hypotheses
Nature:
Social initiatives may be undertaken, based on apparently coherent theoretical propositions, that in practice have significant negative consequences in society. Those committed to such propositions then argue that such consequences will diminish over time. The merit of such arguments may be unclear when the time scales are such as to be a significant proportion of the life times of those disadvantaged by the initiatives.
Broader Problems:
IrrationalismGap between industry and the universitiesHaphazard transmission of practical technologyInadequate models of socio-economic development Narrower Problems:
Unconvincing alternatives to existing societies Related Problems:
Misguided advocacy of fashionable valuesInadequate environmental impact assessment Aggravates:
Policy shockUnrealistic policiesPractical teamwork difficultySocial hardships of economic reformIncompatibility of environmental and economic decision-making Strategies:
Achieving logical cultural integrationUsing logical framework approach for project planningDepending on theoryReasoning defectivelyUncovering fallacies of logicAdvocating fashionable theoriesMatching theory and practical realityExtending logic Subject(s):
Design → FashionHealth Care → Mental health
Industry → Animal products
Innovative change → Logic
Science → Theoretical
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST