[Ailist] positive/generative

[Rob Voyle]

Hi Cheri

I also like life-giving.
Positive or negative is a value statement that depends on the values of
the person making the judgment.

I value appreciative inquiry not because it is positive but because it is
life-giving and generative.

Rob

On 14 Dec 2007 at 10:01, Cheri Torres wrote:

> Tangentially related to this conversation is a question I have
> related to
> "positive" vs "generative".  I wonder whether we could replace the
> word
> "positive" everywhere it appears in the Ai literature with
> "generative" and
> thereby dissolve the dichotomy.  For example, The 5ht AI Principle:
> Instead of Positive Principle, what if it becomes the Generative
> Pricicple--the more generative the question ...
>
> Does this work?
>
> Cheri