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| ====== What is Knowledge? ====== | ====== What is Knowledge? ====== | ||
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| the knower's perspective:\\ | the knower's perspective:\\ | ||
| just as what I perceive depends on where I stand,\\ | just as what I perceive depends on where I stand,\\ | ||
| - | the knowledge I can have depends on who I am, my past experiences, etc. | + | 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. | ||
| distinguish | distinguish | ||
| - | * personal knowledge,\\ based on my one's own experience, | + | * __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. | ||
| - | * shared knowledge,\\ publication + acceptance by others\\ BUT what that acceptance is based on depends on the subject -- e.g. | + | * __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, | + | * 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. | + | * 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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