3.“THE POSSESION OF KNOWLEDGE CARRIES AN ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY”
Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Turhan Social Sciences High School
EYÜP KUN / 003280-047
“THE POSSESION OF KNOWLEDGE CARRIES AN ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY”
Candidate name: Eyüp KUN
Candidate number: 003280-047
Testing Session: May, 2013
Word count: 1263
MAY 13
3.“THE POSSESION OF KNOWLEDGE CARRIES AN ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY”
Prof. Dr. Mümtaz Turhan Social Sciences High School
EYÜP KUN / 003280-047
Bearing the individual actions in mind, one of the basic problems concerning the ethics of knowledge, is the question of “How to survive with knowledge gained?”
What sort of individual and social responsibility does it require to have knowledge? We can expend this claim with further questions. The question of “What should the moral character of knowledge be?” provides extend practical and theorical arguments for this subject. Mankind has continiously produced knowledge, to solve practical problems of daily life, cope with catastrophes and diseases, make a move in political, technological and cultural areas or protect themselves, which has improved the feeling of responsibiltiy. How one can use acquired knowledge? Does an individual have to take responsibility when he knows? How ethics and religion take place in theory of knowledge? What is the philosopher’s point of view and the moral attitude of Islam about this issue? In my opinion the feeling of responsibility improves as a result of the knowledge gained. I would like to touch upon Muslims in Turkey evading responsibility despite having knowledge. The problem regarding the responsibility of the wise Muslims has always existed in our society. Throughout history, those who feel the responsibilty of true knowledge have always contradicted to the ideas opposed to Islamic fashion. There are also those evading responsibility although they are aware of true knowledge. It is this polarisation which determines the political and social