Talk:Actionable themes

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General remarks

1. The list with the 21 "actionable themes" of the WSF shows a rough resemblance with the list of Ministries of a modern state. It is not a classification of knowledge. Rather, it is the taxonomy of things that a contemporary Government should be concerned with. Note that no Government can ever be perfect. Neither can this kind of classification by subject be perfect.

2. I am prepared to accept any order of the 21 actionable themes. Thus it would be OK with me if Water came last, and Children first. Or, Labour could be number 2. and Education number 1. A mathematically educated friend pointed out to me, that 20 themes can be ordered in great many ways. There are, to be exact:

20! = 2 432 902 008 176 640 000  different possibilities...

That is far more than all people on earth. Another order is always possible!

3. The two main advantages of the 21 actionable themes: a) This classification -- or at least the version that we are working on -- is sanctioned by the International Council of the World Social Forum; b) the list is short enough to permit a rapid overview of the whole, yet it is fairly comprehensive. --Book 23:33, 6 February 2007 (EAT)

Alphabetical order

Sharon said: the classification system choosen is o.k, but for subject classification am suggesting we use alphabetical order also.