Lack Of Knowledge Joseph Addison Analysis

“There is a thing called knowledge of the world, which people do not have until they are middle-aged. It is something which cannot be taught to younger people, because it is not logical and does not obey laws which are constant. It has no rules” (T.H. White).

Knowledge makes our world go round. Knowledge is what makes us move further and revolve into something more. In the book “Fahrenheit 451” it states “they say you retain your knowledge even when you’re sleeping, if someone whispers in your ear”(Bradbury,89). Knowledge can never be taken from you. Even when you’re asleep your mind runs.

There are limits to what one is capable of knowing. Charlie tries to learn more about the authors’ books by questioning their works yet, “they would always find excuses to slip away, afraid to reveal the narrowness of their knowledge.” (73) Everyone wants to keep their upheld titles and will not let it slip away. People will have flaws that may or may not be apparent to everyone else. They want to be someone better than how others perceive them. To keep the pride of a certain status, one must not show any flaws that can counteract their right to a title. The people that Charlie looked up to as intelligent were not the people he was expecting. All the professors who were well known for their work were not able to “know what exists beyond the surface ripples.” (72) Despite the amount of knowledge known in the world, there are still subjects that many may not know about. One person cannot answer all of the

when it comes to knowledge:" This indeed was a godlike science, and I ardently desired to

I belief that saying that a person can be taught to have knowledge is the same as saying a person who already beliefs in a topic or subject has a opinion. Which we know that opinion can be taught, but so can knowledge because you are teaching an opinion that soon will become a piece of information in a person's mind and that is what the definition is for knowledge. In other words, by learning an Opinion then they also will be receiving knowledge. Again like Socrates explains what Daedalus had told him about how we all will always have knowledge but our true opinion can be lost and maybe never be thought again. For a true opinion to stay in our minds we need to practice and think about the idea or a fact and turn it into an argument.

When’s the last time you ate a peach? Did you know they were first cultivated in China? In Bertrand Russell’s chapter “Useless Knowledge”, he shares that he was fond of peaches and apricots because he knew the background if these two fruits. Russell argued that all knowledge is useful whether or not it is beneficial to the “economical life of the community” or to simply make “fruit taste sweeter”. In the same way, Kurt Vonnegut author of “A man without a Country” wanted to promote the idea that there is more to life than to “fart around”. He emphasized that everyone should value the little things even if it’s knowing whether or not a certain newsstand struck the lottery.

Humanity revolves around the basis of one concept: knowledge. The acquisition of knowledge has driven humanity’s progress and will continue to propel man into new heights. There comes a point where the want for knowledge becomes dangerous. The novelette, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, tells the tale of a man meddling in the affairs of another, who dwells in macabre, in order to gain insight. Man lives for knowledge, but sometimes it is that knowledge that quenches man’s ability to live.

As a member of today’s society, it is easy to become largely aware of the need individuals crave to know everything about everything. Whether it be the topic of entertainment, environmental issues or politics we seem to have a lingering curiosity as a people to be aware of the ins and outs of the world we live in. Just as often as we see this constant curiosity we also see the lack of true initiative. Many areas of our society today call for both our interst and knowledge so that we may fulfill the position of being and active member of the society that we live in.

In some ways I really like the statement. Although romanticized, it seems nice to think there’s a person (or people) that one can go to and be filled with information, given the answers to the big questions, be given the “right” direction to follow. Someone all-knowing like Mr. Miyagi from the Karate Kid or the Wizard in the Wizard of Oz. Like the Wizard though, it’s a fallacy to think that rather than having to take an active role in decision making or learning, there’s a singular person that will bestow knowledge if we simply have access to them.

In my opinion, I think he means that the knowledge we have, isn’t based on anything. How do we know that the

If we think about what the author underlines, we are able to understand that it is possible for a truth to exist, even in the case no one knows about it. This statement is true for many of the knowledges we still need to discover. If human kind still has to discover a truth, that doesn’t mean that the truth isn’t already existing from

‘Knowledge’ is defined as the particular data or skillset that an individual or a society holds. Furthermore, it constitutes of morals, values and truths. It can be acquired by experience or by

Knowledge is a high level of understanding of things (C. Dawson, 2009). It is the use of information obtained from data in understanding ‘why’ or ‘how’ certain things happen. Even though it reflects a personal interpretation of what is obtained from information, knowledge in the world can be seen in books, journals, models, theories and concepts. Adding to

From time immemorial, a figurative stockpile of all the world’s information has been expounded upon to the point where today, information is readily-available, easily-attainable multifaceted and plentiful. However, it s our responsibility to discern what information and by extension knowledge we not only retain, but develop. What assists us in this independent endeavour is our personal perception and understanding of the views we encounter, as well as the society’s we dwell in - that is if we allow the latter to affect our decision-making of course. The quotation above goes on to provide one of many motivating factors in a knowers’ pursuit of knowledge - his or her perspective. As the perspective is that which is directly related to the

"Without information, the know-it-all will go like a chicken with its head cut off, commemorate to add fools wise."