“Those, who are strongly wedded to what I shall call 'the classical theory', will fluctuate, I expect, between a belief that I am quite wrong and a belief that I am saying nothing new. It is for others to determine if either of these or the third alternative is right.” IfsBeliefHistoryPowerLearningTheoryEconomicsThirdsDetermineAlternativesNothing NewSaying Nothing Book:General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money Source: General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money
“The implication of game theory, which is also the implication of the third image, is, however, that the freedom of choice of any one state is limited by the actions of the others.” StatesActionChoicesGamesTheoryThirdsImplicationsFreedom Of Choice Book:Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis Source: Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis
“Flat Earth theory serves well enough for a trip from the cave to the water hole and back, and a third dimension going up into the sky and down underground serves to accommodate gods and devils A lot of people still think like that, believe it or not.” PeopleThinkingBelieveWellsStillsEnoughEarthWaterSkyTheoryDevilThirdsHolesDimensionsFlatsCavesAccommodate Author:Peter J. Carroll
“In the first stage of insight-building, all that researchers can do is observe phenomena. Second, they classify the phenomena in a way that helps them simplify the apparent complexities of the world so they can ignore the meaningless differences and draw connections between the things that really seem to matter. Third, based on the classification system, they propose a theory. The theory is a statement of what causes what and why, and under what circumstances.” WorldWayFirstsMatterHelpingSeemsCausesCan DoDifferencesStageBuildingTheoryCircumstancesDrawsConnectionsThirdsInsightStatementsComplexityMeaninglessProposeSimplifyResearchersClassification Author:Clayton Christensen
“[How to think about a problem:] The first step is to make the problem specific . . . ; The second step is to form theories freely of how to rid yourself of that burden . . . ; The third step is to develop in foresight the consequences of your proposals . . . ; The fourth and final step in thinking is to compare the consequences of your proposals to see which is best in the light of your scheme of life as a whole . . . ; Whether you choose a vacation or a spouse, a party or a candidate, a cause to contribute to or a creed to live by - think!” ThinkingFirstsWholeProblemLightFormCausesPartyStepsTheoryConsequenceThirdsFinalsBurdenCompareCandidatesLive ByVacationYou ChooseFourthFirst StepsCreedsSchemesSpouseProposalForesight Author:Brand Blanshard
“What Smith and Marx have in common is that they were both philosophers of great vision and perceptiveness, deep humanity, and a sense of social reality that has been lost in the abstractly formalistic economic theories that have dominated the field since the last third of the nineteenth century.” Has BeensRealityLastsHumanityLostSocialCommonVisionEconomicCenturyFieldsTheoryThirdsPhilosopherNineteenth CenturyGreat VisionEconomic Theory Author:Allen W. Wood
“Let's consider: at the time of the Buddha, when he attained enlightenment, according to the old texts, in the first watch of the night, he went through all of his past lifetimes. Then in the second watch of the night, his mind opened still further and encompassed the coming into being and dying and re-coming into being of all beings, everywhere. The third watch of the night, he realized interdependent origination. He realized interdependent origination because he saw it. It wasn't some theory he thought up. He saw it. That was his enlightenment experience. That was why he was a Buddha.” MindFirstsStillsPastNightWatchesSawsDyingTheoryEnlightenmentThirdsLifetimePast Life Author:Tenzin Palmo