Problem
Inadequate intellectual methods
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Antiquated intellectual methodsFaulty approaches in the teaching of intellectual methods
Nature:
People are not given adequate methods for using their own intellectual powers. Most methods for appropriating information, including study methods are linear, and non-selective of content. Most techniques for recalling information rely on the rational dimensions of thinking and seldom the non-rational. Most approaches for creating responses are non-analytic. There are few techniques by which one can group the concepts and facts necessary to make responsible decisions. Methods, now coming into vogue, which are non-linear tend to deny the validity of linear methods, creating a rational, non-rational dichotomy. Background:
Intellectual methods are the techniques of studying, teaching and thinking that are both consciously and unconsciously formalized in any culture. They are transferred from one generation to the next both in formal educational structures and in formal actualizing processes. There are few techniques by which one can group the concepts and facts necessary to make responsible decisions. Broader Problems:
FaultinessObsolete methodsHuman errors and miscalculations Narrower Problems:
Rote learningInadequacy of formal logicFragmentation of knowledgeObsolete educational valuesFaulty academic peer reviewInadequacy of prevailing mental structures to challenge of human survival Related Problems:
Irrelevance of science and technologyHuman wisdom considered unrelated to daily lifeHuman wisdom considered unrelated to daily life Aggravates:
Uncritical thinkingAbsence of tactical methodsDependence on intellectual fashionsUnderutilization of intellectual abilityEducational curricula based on content rather than methodLack of meaningful educational context for ethical decisions Values:
AntiquatedFaultinessInadequacy Subject(s):
Social Activity → Intellectual workSocietal Problems → Inadequacy
Education → Educators
Science → Methodologies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
23.02.1997 – 00:00 CET