分类一旦被当成定论就会误导判断
分类本身是人处理信息的必要方法。问题出在类别被当成最终答案,边界的模糊处和重新分类的可能随之消失。
Categorizing is necessary for humans, but it becomes pathological when the category is seen as definitive, preventing people from considering the fuzziness of boundaries, let alone revising their categories.
Any reduction of the world around us can have explosive consequences since it rules out some sources of uncertainty; it drives us to a misunderstanding of the fabric of the world.
这张卡与 Schema 图式 的关系是限定,与 把地图当成领土会制造知识幻觉 的关系是展开。
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- The Black Swan
分类一旦被当成定论就会误导判断 记录分类怎样从必要工具变成知识幻觉。