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| ====== What is Knowledge? ====== | ====== What is Knowledge? ====== | ||
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| in different areas, such as History, Science, ..., even Ethics: | in different areas, such as History, Science, ..., even Ethics: | ||
| - | * "I know that ...": "... WW2 ended in 1945", "... that sodium is a metal", | + | * "I know __that__ ...":\\ "... WW2 ended in 1945", "... sodium is a metal", |
| - | * "I know how to ...": "... analyse original sources", "... how to use atomic numbers to place elements in the periodic table", | + | * "I know __how to__ ...":\\ "... analyse original sources", "... use atomic numbers to place elements in the periodic table", |
| * in the course of our education, we move from the former to the latter. | * in the course of our education, we move from the former to the latter. | ||
| ===== Kinds of Knowers ===== | ===== Kinds of Knowers ===== | ||
| + | the knower's perspective:\\ | ||
| + | just as what I perceive depends on where I stand,\\ | ||
| + | the knowledge I can have depends on who I am, my past experiences, etc. -- e.g. | ||
| + | * in science: different scientists can have different theories, | ||
| + | * in history: bias may be unavoidable. | ||
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| + | distinguish | ||
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| + | * __personal knowledge__,\\ based on a person's own experience -- e.g. | ||
| + | * much of knowledge how to ... is personal knowledge; | ||
| + | * what I see, what I remember, what I feel. | ||
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| + | * __shared knowledge__,\\ publication **+** acceptance by others:\\ BUT what that acceptance is based on depends on the area of knowledge -- e.g. | ||
| + | * in science:\\ experiments must be repeatable, by others, in other places, | ||
| + | * in history:\\ new evidence must be credible, a new 'story'/account must make sense of the evidence. | ||
| ===== A Definition ===== | ===== A Definition ===== | ||
| ===== The Eastern Conception of Knowledge ===== | ===== The Eastern Conception of Knowledge ===== | ||
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