How about μάθησις (*màthesis *or *màthisis *depending on which pronunciation you want to follow): the act of learning, getting of knowledge.
or the rarer words: συνείδησις (*sinèidesis *or* **sinìdisis*): knowledge shared with another. συνεπιστήμων (*sinepistèmon* or *sinepistìmon*): the sharing in knowledge. There are many words related to knowledge in ancient Greek. Check here for other examples: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/definitionlookup?type=begin&q=knowledge&target=greek http://artflx.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/efts/dicos/woodhouse_test.pl?keyword= ^Knowledge,%20subs. A. On 4 February 2013 23:37, Peter Murray-Rust <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to create a neologism for the infinitely fast flow of knowledge > when there are no barriers and am looking for a (probably) Greek root. > > The metaphor is superconductivity and superfluidity. A superconducting > magnet can support trains, run for ever, etc. Any impedance destroys it. I > want to argue that only Open Knowledge (a la OKD) is fit for the modern age > - that licences, logins, etc completely destroy the flow of knowledge. > > So, analogous with superconductivity and superfluidity do we have a word > for knowledge? > > supersophicity? (sophos = wisdom) > supergnosis? supergnosicity? (but conflation with Christian theology) > > or ??? > > P. > > > > -- > Peter Murray-Rust > Reader in Molecular Informatics > Unilever Centre, Dep. Of Chemistry > University of Cambridge > CB2 1EW, UK > +44-1223-763069 > _______________________________________________ > okfn-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss > Unsubscribe: http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss > >
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