Knowledge is the understanding of something such as facts, information or descriptions. Many might say that we acquire knowledge through experience which is true however, a combination of stories and facts play a major role in gaining knowledge. A fact is a statement that is true and can be proven through experimentation. Stories on the other hand are accounts of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment. One area of knowledge which mainly consists of facts but takes the form of stories too is the natural sciences which have been used throughout the years to understand the history of the natural world better. In art, another area of knowledge, stories play a much more important role than facts in providing us knowledge. Many scientific discoveries which largely impact our world nowadays, came about through accidental experimentations. Penicillin, a group of antibiotics used to combat a variety of infections is an example of a serendipitous event responsible for saving millions of lives. Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming's had left a dirty petri dish in the lab sink, and after coming back from vacation, a culture of bacteria had grown all over the plate, except in one area, where strange fungus was formed that had killed all of the surrounding bacteria in the culture. Penicillin nowadays is an extremely important medicine for fighting infections yet there was a chance that it wouldn’t have been discovered. Furthermore, one of the most famous anecdotes in
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” (Mandela). In discussions of education, Newman argues that there should be a common shared knowledge between people. According to statistics, there are 70% of Americans who do not hold a college degree. Newman’s ideas revolve around the belief that everyone should go to college and pursue a higher education. If Newman’s ideas are implemented in today’s society, there will not only be short term difficulties like a greater demand for teachers and supplies but also long term difficulties with America’s economy. Although Newman’s system sounds like it would create a better world in the surface, it would be one which is hard to apply in today’s American society.
Success is positive in which it comes with a great deal of recognition and pride, but negative in which “ Ultimately, if the researcher succeeds, a flood of colleagues will pave the roads over the path laid, and those roads will be orderly and straight, taking an investigator in minutes to a place the pioneer spent months or years looking for.” and, “the perfect tool will be available for purchase just as laboratory mice can now be ordered from supply houses.” Barry says, “ flood of colleagues” and “pave the roads over the path laid”, which is very a powerful metaphor that depicts after all of the hard work and courage scientist have to go through their peers will begin to use this experiment with no account for the scientist who created
The main argument here is that the knowledge represents for me the basis of my values, from which I learned most things, which in return guided me to the other good values like the honesty, responsibility and accountability. I highly believe that the knowledge is the major source of all other good
Sometimes mistakes can lead to great discoveries. An explorer can be searching for a waterfall and then trip and fall into a hidden cave. The possibilities are endless when it comes to this topic. Like in “Lost Cities, Lost Treasure”, “How a Melted Bar of Chocolate Changed Our Kitchens”, and “In Praise of Careful Science”. These things can change people's lives in good and bad ways.
People always make great discoveries, but they are sometimes caused by mistakes. Mistakes can’t help find discoveries. The real way to make discoveries is through lots of research and years of work. Although mistakes can help find discoveries they often do more damage than helping and can make people lose the trail to artifacts.
There are numerous things that come to mind when people hear the word college. One of the most common things is the expenses for materials, courses, and room and board. Most people tend overlook the academic achievements that come with a degree and the valuable lessons that are retained from the numerous and rigorous courses taken. Not only is college preparing you for the profession of your choice but it is also gives you a well developed opinion and opportunities that may lead you to expanding your educational career.
The idea that knowledge varies between accuracy and simplicity is, to me, incorrect. Accuracy of knowledge more nearly means valid or correct information but the statement implies that accurate information strictly correlates with complexity in understanding. Therefore, if something is simple or basic in its understanding and production, it is not accurate. Most areas of knowledge depend on accurate information that can be proven and justified, however, are either so ever-changing that accuracy and simplicity seem out of reach, or they are so objective that the complexity of the knowledge is solely dependent on its interpreter. I will examine the development of knowledge in the arts and its interpretation as well as examining the natural
Scientists dedicate the majority of their lives trying to understand relationships that occur in everyday life, it seems that they are constantly making improvements to technology, or finding the next cure for a disease. However, there are multiple cases where scientists stumble upon new discoveries and when this occurs, there is a moment where the only thing that can be done is wonder in awe and merely revere science for its moments of pure serendipity. Particular well-known accidental discoveries that changed the world include: the microwave, the pacemaker, Velcro, Viagra, and the ever-popular penicillin. There is one serendipitous discovery that mainstream individuals are unaware of. This everyday item is known as polytetrafluoroethylene gas (PTFE) in the scientific world, but it is more commonly referred to as Teflon.
Accidental Discoveries. Accidental discoveries are a topic of discussion and has been so since the early 20th century. It is said that most scientific discoveries are between thirty-three and fifty percent unexpected. Economics Professor Nassim Talbet calls science “anti-fragile.” What he meant by anti-fragile is science can use and benefit from world chaos.
Knowledge: It is information that has been synthesized so that relations and interactions are defined and formalized; Knowledge answers questions of “why” or “how”. It explores options.
The prescribed title displays a wide range of ideas that the areas of knowledge are being used to give knowledge as the ways of knowing and used to build and/or create the areas of knowledge. Both ways of knowing and areas of knowledge intertwine with their own concepts and perspectives, like a Susquehanna Tree that needs its branches and roots in order to have a strong trunk. The Arts, for example, as an area of knowledge, uses a network of at least six ways of knowing, such as memory, sense perception, intuition, imagination, faith, and emotion. Artists create and produce whatever is influencing them, like most famous artists, they are influenced by events that happened in their lives, which made them feel a
Knowledge, in itself, is nothing. It can even be a burden we are gathering tirelessly and than we carry it through a lifetime, climbing obstacles, overcoming challenges, our knowledge barely helping, and sometimes pulling us back instead.
Knowledge is defined to be facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education. There are two categories that fall under knowledge; personal knowledge and shared knowledge. Shared knowledge refers to what “we know because.” It can also be defined as communicated and constructed knowledge; within culture, social norms, and semiotics. Personal knowledge refers to “I know because.” An expanded definition of personal knowledge refers to personal experiences, values, and perceptions. Shared knowledge changes and evolves over time because of methods that are continuously shared. It is assembled by a group of people. Personal knowledge, on the other hand, depends crucially on the experiences of a particular individual. It is gained
Knowledge lies at the foundation of everything in society. While it may not always be noticed, it is always present. This knowledge is used in an array of processes such as creativity, experimentation, analysis, and so much more. From process to process, or area of knowledge to area of knowledge, all knowledge incorporates the processes of both transformation and description in order to evolve as justifiable beliefs. Transformative knowledge includes the product of an individual’s implementation of their personal cognitive processes to challenge traditional perspectives, while descriptive knowledge results when individuals utilize the new perspectives, allowing fresh outlooks to be perceived. While all areas of knowledge incorporate the use of both processes, some may primarily use one or the other. This can be seen in the areas of art and natural sciences. Knowledge in arts seems to primarily describe the world, while knowledge in natural sciences seeks to transform it through innovation and much more.
Knowledge can be defined as information gained through sense perception, emotion, language and reason, while it is defined by Plato as “justified true belief.” The claim that knowledge takes the form of a combination of stories and facts is however not accurate in history and biology. First, it brings up the questions of what are stories and what are facts. Stories are accounts of past events from somebody’s perspective, while a fact is the truth. When looking at the two areas of knowledge, they each favour one side of the combination over the other. For example, knowledge from history mostly takes the form of stories, while knowledge from biology mostly takes the form of facts. This distinction between the different types of knowledge leads to the knowledge questions of “How do we obtain knowledge in the different areas of knowing?” and “To what extend is knowledge in certain areas of knowledge subjective or objective?”