6. People's thinking plays a dual role: it's both a reflection of the reality they seek to understand and an active ingredient in shaping the events in which they participate."

7. The events in which we participate do not constitute some sort of independent criterion by which the truth or falsehood of our thoughts could be judged. According to the rules of logic, statements are true if, and only if, they correspond to the facts. But in situations that have thinking participants, the facts do not occur independently of what the participants think; they reflect the impact of the participants’ decisions. As a result, they may not qualify as an independent criterion for determining the truth of statements. That’s the reason, why our understanding is inherently imperfect.

8. The point that I want to make here is that participants in social events cannot base their decisions on knowledge for the simple reason that such knowledge does not exist at the time they make their decisions.

9. [Passive or cognitive function]: Participants seek to understand the situation in which they participate.

[Active or participating function]: They seek to make an impact, to mould reality to their desires.

“When both functions are at work at the same time, I call the situation reflexive.”