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    Knowledge is considered as information that is justified true belief based on shared and personal knowledge. In the invitation to contrast and pair personal with shared knowledge‚ where it ask us to consider what complete or shaped the production of shared knowledge‚ which leads to the pursuit of knowledge. I will be exploring the knowledge question of ‘to what extent does our first distinction as Personal Knowledge shaped and fulfill in the pursuit of knowledge?” under the prescribe tittle of

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    “The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge. To what extent does this apply?” A dad overhears his daughter coming home‚ telling her friend “I did it!” Depending on whether the dad has an overprotective or optimistic perspective of his daughter‚ the dad will further investigate by either stalking current and past boyfriends or flipping through the stack of college acceptance letters to figure out what “it” refers to. A perspective is the frame of mind through which a person

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    Some call it dedication‚ others call it psychotic. I prefer to think of obsession as a part of life. The definition of obsession which is found on The Free Dictionary is the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea‚ image‚ desire‚ etc. Obsession can be determined by people around us. Passion is a positive obsession. Obsession is a negative passion. Obsession and addiction are so closely tied together. They both are almost exactly the same except for one factor; control. Being

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    Are Scientists Today Playing God? A big question in today’s society revolves around the age old rivalry‚ science versus the church. The topic being are today’s scientists playing the role of God? With all the technology and advances we have in today’s world‚ things such as cloning‚ mapping the human genome and transplants are becoming a reality. One God like power scientists have discovered is that of GMO’s‚ or genetically modified organisms. Scientists of the twenty first century have discovered

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    Book Review The Pursuit of God – A. W. Tozer Chapter 1 Following Hard After God Summary: In this chapter the overlying theme is the unrelentless pursuit of God with everything that we have. We are to abandon our way of thinking and allow him apprehend us‚ as we apprehend Him. A.W. Tozer in this chapter discusses the doctrine of justification by faith‚ as well as‚ the fact that science can not explain away the deity of God. The first chapter also discusses the relation between horizontal

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    Frankenstein Mary Shelley in the 1800’s wrote an infamous book about a man playing God. This man stole body parts‚ and with a major thirst for science and knowledge he stitched those parts together‚ with some chemicals and with a spark‚ he created life. He had no care or plan as to what would happen next‚ he was simply infatuated by the idea that his name could live on as the man that could bend nature. His name was Victor and he had no comprehension of the effects this creation would have on himself

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    2014 Obsession of Perfection The relentless pursuit of human perfection has always been an intrinsic trait of human nature and science has been a mean to achieve it. This statement brings us to the main idea of Hawthorne ’s short story "The Birth-mark." It shows the story of a scientist who is obsessed with the removal of his wife ’s birthmark‚ considering it a symbol of her human imperfection. "The Birth-mark" is possibly influenced by Hawthorne ’s times where science began to gain knowledge about

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    Frankenstein and discoveries In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the contradictory concepts of discovery echo between Victor Frankenstein‚ Walton and the creature. For Victor and Walton‚ the initial discovery is joyful and innocent‚ but ends in misery and corruption. The ambitions of both Walton and Frankenstein to explore new lands and to cast scientific light on the unknown are formed with good intentions but results as a fatal disregard for the sanctity of natural boundaries. Though the idea of discovery

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    Literature: Frankenstein Essay Frankenstein is a gothic horror novel that was written by Mary Shelly and was published in 1818‚ when gothic aesthetic‚ romanticism and science were beginning to spike in western culture. The novel follows the story of Victor Frankenstein in creating a monster which causes destruction around him‚ as Victor had ambition and thirst to reveal the secrets of nature. The novel could be viewed as a warning to the readers and audience about having a greed for knowledge and power

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    Theory of knowledge essay “The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree? In investigating how the knower’s perspective affects the pursuit of knowledge‚ there are several keywords to define and explore before going in-depth. This process will lead to an overwhelming agreement‚ validation of the statement and exploration of the implications and different knowledge issues. The knower is the one who seeks‚ perceives‚ understands and interprets information

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