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Learning sets and topologies

Masudul Alam Choudhury (School of Business, Cape Breton University, Sydney, Canada Postgraduate Program in Islamic Economics and Finance, Trisakti University, Jakarta, Indonesia)
S.I. Zaman (Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman)

Kybernetes

ISSN: 0368-492X

Article publication date: 1 December 2006

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Abstract

Purpose

This is an exploratory analytical paper. It aims to show how systemic learning is explained formally by evolutionary sets and topologies of ordinal values of knowledge‐flows, the knowledge‐induced socio‐scientific variables and the relational mappings in terms of knowledge‐flows and their induced socio‐scientific variables.

Design/methodology/approach

Mathematical theory of sets and topology is used to study the evolutionary impact of learning on social problems, whereby the impact can be transmitted into sets and topology for measurement.

Findings

The properties are of interaction, integration and creative evolution of the knowledge‐flows and their knowledge‐induced socio‐scientific variables and relations that are realized by circular causation interrelations. Such systemic learning emanating by circular causation relations is defined by measurable mappings over sets and topologies.

Research limitations/implications

The cybernetic nature of the paper points toward potential machine interface with cognitive measurement of learning values that are causally linked with social interaction.

Originality/value

This paper contributes a revolutionary way of measuring consciousness and learning parameters in the framework of evolutionary understanding of unity of knowledge in social systems. Evolutionary equilibrium implications of such learning are formalized by means of the method of sets and topology.

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Citation

Alam Choudhury, M. and Zaman, S.I. (2006), "Learning sets and topologies", Kybernetes, Vol. 35 No. 10, pp. 1567-1578. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920610688586

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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