TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to discuss at a fundamental level the observation that the world can be seen as grey, or uncertain.Design/methodology/approach– Attention is given first to arguments that suggest that the future should be seen as totally unknown, or black. Reasons are given for dismissing these arguments, and then consideration is given to fundamental causes of uncertainty which prevent the world being white or totally known.Findings– The treatment is at a fundamental level that has little bearing on current practical means of dealing with uncertainty, but it is claimed that consideration of fundamentals is often unexpectedly rewarding and therefore worth pursuing.Practical implications– There are probably few practical implications, at least in the short term.Originality/value– The viewpoints appear to have received little previous notice.
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
SN  - 2043-9377
DO  - 10.1108/20439371111163738
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/20439371111163738
AU  - Andrew Alex M.
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Why the world is grey
T2  - Grey Systems: Theory and Application
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 112
EP  - 116
Y2  - 2024/04/18
ER  -