personal truths. Intuition is man’s personal experience with knowledge‚ derived from the world order around him and his coming to know explanations to be true. Is intuition the most beneficial method of acquiring knowledge? Man’s instincts instruct him on how to feel towards an idea or concept‚ and whether to hold it to be true. However‚ these natural responses do not characterize the full scope of his understanding of the world. Rational knowledge helps man become more aware of the objects and events around
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has always tried to describe or define knowledge in regards to its knower. During the age of Greek dominance‚ a philosopher who went by the name of Plato decided that the knowledge that surrounds everything and ever person is a mysterious kind of union between a knower and his knowledge. At times he compares knowledge to a type of love that human beings should embrace in every mystical way. John Dewey‚ describes his idea of mans’ relationship with knowledge: "when a man gets to know something‚ the
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Man is a social animal and man is a living organism as well. Where there is life there will be emotions. It is the emotion that has brought one man to another man together and formed the society. It is emotion that differentiates us from non living organisms. The man feels what other man suffers from. The best example of human’s emotions we can see from the mother fondling and milking her baby. Can anybody tell me why we start shedding our valuable tears when someone dies in an accident .Don’t we
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try to shed some light on knowledge from Islamic perspective. Generally speaking‚ the Arabic word for knowledge is ’ilm‚ which‚ in most cases‚ indicates to Islamic knowledge or matters related to Sheree’ah (Islamic Law). Although‚ some of the Quranic verses in this article refer to Islamic knowledge‚ yet they are general in their meaning‚ and thus can be used to refer to learning in general. The importance of education is a none disputable matter. Education is the knowledge of putting one ’s potentials
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A mans pursuit of knowledge can lead to many different events‚ and horrific situations will arise. Having knowledge is something similar to having money‚ because if you didn’t always have it‚ it can and will change you as a person. Frankenstein described his childhood to be happy and loving‚ full of friends and family. Frankenstein states “No human being could have passed a happier childhood than myself ” (Shelley 33). He was an innocent man who was loved by many but suddenly all of that changed
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Seeker of Knowledge. Everyone has a path in life even if they don’t know they do. Some of us strive to be stronger‚ some smarter‚ and some simply a better understanding of the world around us. A seeker of knowledge is the path I walk. A seeker of knowledge is simply someone who wants to know the who‚ where‚ what‚ when‚ why‚ and how of everything. Gathering knowledge leads to a better understanding of the world. There is no end to learning. Once the seeker has gained sufficient knowledge‚ they will
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up the concepts of personal knowledge and shared knowledge. Personal knowledge depends on the experiences of a particular individual because everyone is living life differently. On the other hand‚ shared knowledge is the product of more than one individual as it binds different ideas together. Shared knowledge is pretty much a collection of personal knowledge. For example‚ my personal knowledge is that Taylor Swift is the best singer of all time‚ but a shared knowledge would be Taylor Swift is a singer
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TOK essay 3rd draft February 1‚ 2009 Topic: “In expanding the field of our knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance” by Henry Miller. Is this true? As people continue thinking and working all together this world will continue changing and escalating to something else. Evolution is accompanied by new innovating ways of thinking‚ working‚ solving and writing thus expanding our field of knowledge. From the early stages
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Most of us have heard the phrase “knowledge is power” — but we may not fully understand how to translate this into improving our lives in a practical way. Here is a little breakdown: When we educate ourselves‚ we learn new things that we were previously unaware of. This gives us the ability to make better decisions‚ come up with more evolved and intelligent thoughts‚ improve the lives of ourselves and those around us‚ and thus makes us more valuable people overall. This‚ in turn‚ leads to more
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all knowledge. Is this view reasonable or does it involve a misunderstanding of science or of knowledge? For many persons science is considered the supreme form of all knowledge‚ as science is based on facts and theories and it reaches its results through an approved scientific method. Consequently‚ it seems to be objective and thus more truthful and reliable. However‚ other persons argue that this is a misunderstanding of science. Hence‚ one should question what science and knowledge entail
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