Open AccessMaking and the sense it makes
Author(s) -
Mikkel B. Tin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
formakademisk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.225
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 1890-9515
DOI - 10.7577/formakademisk.650
Subject(s) - tacit knowledge , dimension (graph theory) , meaning (existential) , epistemology , common sense , meaning making , cognitive dimensions of notations , cognition , making of , sociology , sense (electronics) , psychology , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , engineering , neuroscience , pure mathematics , electrical engineering , advertising , business
Making is ubiquitous, and it is as ancient asculture. In fact, making is the practical dimension of culture. It transformsmatter, and it articulates meaning. Making has a cognitive dimension; it makes sense. But this sense is not ordinary discursive knowledge – making yields another kind of knowledge, often referred to as ‘tacit’ because it seems to gowithout saying. Now, if it is tacit how can we speak about it, and whatis its role in making