I didn’t know I had any thoughts until I let my pen go. The pen knows more than I think!
—A participant
Definition
Knowledge exists within individuals in implicit forms of which the individual is unaware: it is under- or not fully utilized and can be accessed through guided introspection.
Nick: This principle reminds me of Socrates and the maieutic, he thought people already had all the knowledge and he just had to extract it via questions.
You are right. This principle is found throughout history, with perhaps the most quoted example being Socrates’s method. We can also find it in the etymology of the Latin word “education,” educere meaning to extract, literally “to lead out” or bring out something that ...
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