Some Reflections on the Acquisition of Knowledge

People who hold views similar to mine about the nature of knowledge and its acquisition place great stock in how communications are organized. Thus, I am especially concerned on this important occasion that my talk have a clear and predictable organization. I first thought that my ideas would fit a Problem/Solution frame, but that wasn't quite right. Then I tried Thesis/Antithesis/Synthesis. That didn't work either. Finally, I had the insight that a Presidential Address is part of a ceremony marking a rite of passage. Accordingly, a traditional organizing principle seemed appropriate. I hope you agree, because I will now tell you that the true deep structure of my remarks is Something Old/Something New/Something Borrowed.