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Metadecisions: invoking the epistemological imperative to enhance the meaning of knowledge for problem solving
Author(s) -
van Gigch John P.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.574
Subject(s) - epistemology , credibility , meaning (existential) , embodied cognition , philosophy , sociology
Metadecisions are essential to decision making. It is only when we resort to the metalevel (from which metadecisions originate) that decisions acquire the world view and imperatives of its proponents. The metalevel is also where epistemology resides. It becomes clear that the ideas (embodied in decision making) and the way that ideas are expressed only obtain validity and credibility if they respect the epistemological imperative. The concepts of metalevel, metadecision and imperative and other related terms are explained. This article summarizes a book of the same title by this author which was published in 2003. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.