At first glance to this question, it divides into three main parts; the whole point, meaning and purpose, and personal lives. The phrase ‘the whole point of knowledge' refers that ‘the only reason for having knowledge’. The second part of the question is considering the meaning and purpose. Meaning is the definition of an abstract concept that “attributed to a series of symbols or higher beliefs that fulfil an individual or group”(1). It changes over time, as having new experiences and discover new perspectives along the way. The purpose assumes as a reason for existence, the motivation that holds …show more content…
People try to go towards according to their passion in life. As they learn more about various subjects, they open their eyes more and determine more accurately about their personal lives. The purpose of education in schools, students take classes and have an idea about many subjects. They meet every kind of knowledge. By this way, they have a chance to witness their own attitude to these subjects, then to choose the way. Yet, the knowledge that is named as theoretical knowledge is similar in everywhere. For instance, the physics education in Canada is substantially same as the physics lessons in Turkey. Even, the book used as the schoolbook in Canada is identical in Turkey. In other words, the knowledge is given in the school or in the college is parallel in everywhere. Therefore, the purposes of human all over the world are indistinguishable; earning money to stay alive, having a job that can be earned money, reaching a higher status in community… Although people live different places, come from different cultures all around the world, they stay alive for same purposes. It shows that the world humans live to try to standardise, try to minimise the differences just like the book,We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. Everybody becomes doctors or engineers in the book. They are not bred up to the dancer or an art artist. They are grown as robots. A human …show more content…
In order to determine them, people save knowledge. As knowledge is saved, new things show up, and shape human mind as a sculptor artist; pulling off, cutting, whittling. At the end, a perfect sculptor is seen in public. The purpose and the meaning are similar to an artwork. They have steps for reaching.With knowledge, humans overcome with difficulties in these steps. However, in the end, they find the purpose and meaning. The implication of this is that “the whole point of knowledge is to produce both meaning and purpose in our personal