Long-Duration Knowledge Creation

Paper 376 of 383
Published June 1, 2026

Knowledge creation is often viewed as a sequence of discoveries.

An alternative perspective views knowledge creation as a long-duration process of accumulation, refinement, correction, and synthesis.

This paper evaluates knowledge creation across extended timescales involving multiple generations of investigators.


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Creation Principle

The most durable knowledge emerges through repeated refinement across time rather than through isolated moments of insight.

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