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The Merriam Webster dictionary defines a "Vista" as: i) “a distant view through or along an avenue or opening : prospect,” and as ii) “an extensive mental view (as over a stretch of time or a series of events).<ref>Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Vista. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vista</ref>“ | |||
Vistas in this knowledge-land-scape perform both functions, and may as such assist in your decision making as you make your way through the knowledge-land-scape. | |||
They allow for a prospective ethics, and to make meaningful decisions within this knowledge-land-scape, when called upon. Vistas nevertheless do not provide all-knowing insights. They are partial perspectives that need to be reconsidered per series of events. | |||
As such, pausing and paying careful attention to what may lie ahead, may sometimes, in itself, provide meaningful insights. | |||
<div class="next_choice"> You stop for a second and take in the vista in front of you. | |||
As you do so, your eye catches a specific outline in the land-scape: a "Landmark". | |||
Click the '''“Landmark"''' button to examine it closer.</div> | |||
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<span class="pop-up landmark link" data-page-title=" Learning About Landmarks " data-encounter-type="landmark">[[Learning About Landmarks|Landmark: Learning about Landmarks]]</span> | |||
Latest revision as of 12:57, 18 March 2025
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines a "Vista" as: i) “a distant view through or along an avenue or opening : prospect,” and as ii) “an extensive mental view (as over a stretch of time or a series of events).[1]“
Vistas in this knowledge-land-scape perform both functions, and may as such assist in your decision making as you make your way through the knowledge-land-scape.
They allow for a prospective ethics, and to make meaningful decisions within this knowledge-land-scape, when called upon. Vistas nevertheless do not provide all-knowing insights. They are partial perspectives that need to be reconsidered per series of events.
As such, pausing and paying careful attention to what may lie ahead, may sometimes, in itself, provide meaningful insights.
As you do so, your eye catches a specific outline in the land-scape: a "Landmark".
Click the “Landmark" button to examine it closer.
- ↑ Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Vista. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vista