Melissa Carter Discussion Board: Knowledge Development in Nursing. When I first started as a nurse‚ I never took much thought about how philosophy has impacted the knowledge development in nursing. Now‚ after reading these articles and learning about the theorists; I can see that both have had an influential voice in nursing. According to Kim (1999)‚ “knowledge development in nursing is obtained through descriptive‚ reflective‚ and criticizing ourselves. We strive to correct and improve
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that it is possible to gain knowledge‚ is flawed and incorrect based on his faulty reasoning. First‚ I will restate Descartes’s logic for believing knowledge is possible. Next‚ I will introduce flaws I can see surrounding his argument and show the weakness of his position. Finally‚ I will give my reasons for supporting the notion that it is not possible to gain knowledge beyond the notion that I am a thinking thing. Descartes’s Argument Descartes’s argument for knowledge is based on skepticism; he
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Siddhartha: Wisdom and Knowledge Knowledge is information from teachings that can be changed and improved over time while wisdom is a timeless quality from personal experiences that is used to measure the capacity to see truth. Finding the relationship between these two topics is the central objective Hermann Hesse’s protagonist in Siddhartha strives for as he tries to reach Enlightenment. Siddhartha starts as a dissatisfied Brahmin who seeks for a new life style through the Samanas‚ who teach him
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Doubt is the key to knowledge” (Persian Proverb). To what extent is this true in two areas of knowledge? Firstly‚ to understand fully the proverb‚ definitions should be given. Doubt is the psychological status of being stuck between believing and disbelieving‚ involving uncertainty and distrust in a particular situation or issue or when there is lack of hard evidence and facts to support the alleged information‚ action‚ motive or decision. When you question a notion or you are open to inquisition
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unless one is able to make this information applicable‚ understandable‚ and relatable to those whom they come into contact with‚ it is practically worthless. Of course‚ historians are not the only group for whom a wealth of knowledge but inability to interpret said knowledge is a problem. Ultimately‚ people across various fields of study‚ including scientists as mentioned by Tilden‚ struggle with this. With that said‚ it appears only sensible‚
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condition. ground that may be held to justify something effect result or consequence of an (Doppler effect; fact 1. something that actually exists; reality; truth: hypothesis A tentative suggestion that may be merely a guess or a hunch‚ knowledge 1. acquaintance with facts‚ truths‚ or principles‚ parapsychology‚ the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena‚ as clairvoyance‚ extrasensory perception‚ telepathy‚ and the like. (RHD‚ p. 1409) pseudo-
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“Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions? To answer this quote I will use reason‚ sense perception and language and three areas of knowledge related to them: science and math for reason and history for language. First it is necessary to analyze the quote; “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge" means that we reach knowledge only by recognizing a general trend; “Only
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“Science: a body of knowledge based on facts led by systematic experimentation‚ and analysis‚ and the formulation of general principles” (Geddes and Grosset‚ 2007) vs. “Indigenous knowledge: is an area of study that focuses on the ways of knowing‚ seeing‚ and thinking that are passed down orally from generation to generation” (Geddes and Grosset‚ 2007). Science and indigenous knowledge for me are two nouns that seem to mean the same thing but putting the two definitions next to each other‚ it’s remarkable
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Intuition plays an important role in all the areas of knowledge. It provides the foundation on which our understanding of each area of knowledge is built. These core intuitions are the fundamental basis for everything we know. Both reason and perception are dependent on intuition. Because many of the areas of knowledge rely on these two ways of knowing‚ it can be said that they also rely on intuition. Three of the areas that rely on intuition are mathematics‚ natural science‚ and ethics. In mathematics
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Universal knowledge possessed by human beings is not acquired‚ but is “innate”. The senses effectuate a recollection of wisdom gained during the soul’s existence prior to birth. I believe these statements to be true and as a proponent‚ shall argue in favor on the basis of Plato’s works regarding the same. Plato asserts that universal knowledge is not acquired‚ but rather‚ is inherently present in humans from birth. This “knowledge of the forms” was gained by the soul in an existence preceding
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