The Three Types of Uncertainty in Life

Psychologist Paul K. J. Han has cataloged three types of uncertainty: probability, ambiguity, and complexity. This is an interesting contribution since uncertainty is usually referred to as uncertainty as such but the forms it takes in certain circumstances aren’t specified. Each of the types of uncertainty refers to the source or cause of that state. It’s clear that uncertainty isn’t always due to the same factor. In general, it has to do with a condition in which there’s no certainty about the development or consequences of something but this absence of knowledge may be due to various reasons. “Education is the…