theory of knowledge
TOK Essay
To understand something you need to rely on your own experience and culture .Does it mean that it is impossible to have objective knowledge?
Candidate Name: Geetesh gupta
Roll Number: 31
College Name: Kirloskar Institute Of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar
Session: January 2014
Word Count: 400-500 Words
When we were kids we were told and taught by our parents and teachers certain things like the
Earth revolves around the earth, Our globe is round, The Water is colourless and many such things
We were taught. But, have we ever thought that and asked ourselves the reason that why is it so, the Answer to this is No because at home and at schools whatever we were taught we never took it
Seriously and sincerely we just mugged it up.
In Douglas Adams’ quotes, he states, that "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience and culture of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." From this statement I believe that to understand you need to rely on experience and culture. Now, the way people understand situations and everyday concepts of life and business varies from their own experiences and culture. However, the quote raises some important questions that is that relying on the experience and culture Does it mean that it is impossible to have objective knowledge. So, to answer this we must know what Objective
Knowledge is all about.
Objective knowledge is that which cannot be contested or refuted, regardless of situation. A good example would be 1 + 1 = 2... this is objective knowledge, because any other meaning attributed to the statement would make it incorrect. In other words we can say that, Objective knowledge is the knowledge that realizes itself as being subjective, subject to being perfected, or just change with time.
Total objective knowledge is impossible,
To understand something you need to rely on your own experience and culture .Does it mean that it is impossible to have objective knowledge?
Candidate Name: Geetesh gupta
Roll Number: 31
College Name: Kirloskar Institute Of Advanced Management Studies, Harihar
Session: January 2014
Word Count: 400-500 Words
When we were kids we were told and taught by our parents and teachers certain things like the
Earth revolves around the earth, Our globe is round, The Water is colourless and many such things
We were taught. But, have we ever thought that and asked ourselves the reason that why is it so, the Answer to this is No because at home and at schools whatever we were taught we never took it
Seriously and sincerely we just mugged it up.
In Douglas Adams’ quotes, he states, that "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience and culture of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." From this statement I believe that to understand you need to rely on experience and culture. Now, the way people understand situations and everyday concepts of life and business varies from their own experiences and culture. However, the quote raises some important questions that is that relying on the experience and culture Does it mean that it is impossible to have objective knowledge. So, to answer this we must know what Objective
Knowledge is all about.
Objective knowledge is that which cannot be contested or refuted, regardless of situation. A good example would be 1 + 1 = 2... this is objective knowledge, because any other meaning attributed to the statement would make it incorrect. In other words we can say that, Objective knowledge is the knowledge that realizes itself as being subjective, subject to being perfected, or just change with time.
Total objective knowledge is impossible,