Chapter 24 - Elements of Knowledge in Societies

Abstract

This chapter deals with the constant underlying movement of the elements of knowledge. Finely fragmented cogent, coherent, and connected particles of knowledge derived from larger bodies of knowledge traverse the mental spaces as atoms negotiate the chemical space. Both elements form bondages with other elements of compatible kind and form larger molecules, strings, and complex structures. Some of these larger, longer strings are more robust and stable than others and become elementary particles of even larger and even longer strings. The dictum of chemical elements is governed by the numbers and properties published in the Periodic Table. The syntactic and semantic rules for knowledge elements are flexible, adaptive, and dynamic, but coherent and cogent to make the mental space orderly, constructive, and creative. The routine textbook rules of chemistry become programs for knowledge machines to generate significant larger and longer strings of knowledge. Such machines emulate the behavior of finely fragments elements of knowledge, and their logical bondages with each other create and invent new, diversified and beneficial knowledge. These strings of knowledge form cohesive bonds between minds, thus establishing a continuity of rhythm of thought and compassion across cultures and societies.