The View Of The Leaning Process

Limiting the truth a society has access to is detrimental to that society. No new ideas, inventions, nor advancements would emerge without wisdom, leaving society stagnant. In Fahrenheit, Captain Beatty states “Out of the nursery into the college and back to the nursery; there's your intellectual pattern for the past five centuries or more” (25).

"All knowledge hurts." — Cassandra Clare (City of Bones, The Mortal Instruments, #1) Knowledge may hurt, if the truth is discovered, but the knowledge and truth can give wisdom among other traits, but in the novel, The Giver wisdom gives honor. Knowledge can also change the way one may feel towards something. The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is a novel which portrays the notion that knowledge can change someone's opinion. Knowledge may change your likes, dislikes, and fears.

Do you have someone you know that is a great influence on you? Horace Mann was a great American educator. He felt like the kids who were there were his.

One piece of advice offered by Epictetus that Socrates would agree with is that “if you want to make progress, let people think you are a mindless fool about externals, and do not desire a reputation for knowing about them” (#13). Socrates does not try to convince others that he has supreme knowledge or expertise, nor does he have the desire too. However, since the oracle proclaimed that Socrates is the wisest of all men, he repeatedly proves to pompous individuals that they are not wise, even though they think they are. Socrates is considered so wise because he consciously admits what he doesn’t know, rather than lying to himself like most other men (Apology, 22 d-e).

Obtaining even the smallest ounce of new knowledge can completely change one’s opinion on something. When Thoreau is in jail, he shares his cell with Bailey. During their time in the cell together, Thoreau opens Bailey up to a bunch of new possibilities just by sharing what he knows. At one point Thoreau exclaims, “Everything’s wrong-- when a man only thinks about himself” (Lawrence and Lee 108). This shows how we need, maybe even crave, interactions with other humans. We can truly learn from the success and failure of others but that is only feasible if we share our encounters with each other. The exchange of knowledge is all a person needs to realize something about themselves. This cannot be achieved through

Knowledge and Individual Power Knowledge is power, but many are reluctant to learn from others, or for themselves, as a result of their environment or upbringing. Knowledge is achievable by everyone, even the mentally handicapped, and is only limited by the desire of the individual. Power gained from knowledge is only attainable if one chooses to use the knowledge they have gained. The computer revolution, and in particular the internet, has made attaining knowledge much easier over the last few decades, but has also aided in the laziness of many to attain knowledge due to the myriad of distractions it also provided.

Socrates once said, "To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge." This quote holds much truth as a truly knowledgeable and wise person would recognize that there is always more to learn and no one will always know everything. Thus, this idea states that new knowledge will constantly enter and shape one’s character. Similarly, the idea of being aware that one does not know everything and will constantly have knowledge shaping their character is present in Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein. In Frankenstein, knowledge causes deterioration in character and morals. This is shown through the monsters behavioral change and through Frankenstein 's loss of sanity.

Ignorance tends to play a big role when it comes to claiming knowledge. Often times people think that the amount of knowledge they have is enough and that it is unnecessary to expand it. In regard to people who think they know something when they don’t, Socrates says, “For they do not

Plato once said, “Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.” Some believe that the desire for knowledge and the emotions that arise from it can be dangerous. This assumption is incorrect because possessing vast amounts of knowledge causes many positive impacts everywhere. Knowledge is not dangerous because it causes advancements in the lives of others which leads to a more harmonious society.

Socrates had a unique way of teaching and expressing his thoughts and ideas. He taught by constantly posing questions with the assumption that any person could approach the truth through logic if he set aside ingrained prejudice and received knowledge (Hattersley 17,18). His dialectic method of questioning consisted of a subject being broken down by one or more people, in search of the same truth but with differing views. Instead of merely trying to convince listeners, Socrates would approach others by questioning what they felt to be true and therefore would be able to determine that person’s true feelings and the basis for those feelings. Socrates was open to receive knowledge wherever he could find it, yet when he approached people who claimed to be wise, he found they really knew nothing. He would challenge preconceived opinions, based on the words of others and fallacious logic. Many felt that he was attacking their identity and security causing them to resent Socrates when he pointed this out. Due to his search for truth, Socrates would, eventually, pay the ultimate price. Socrates teaches us to assume nothing and to question everything. In scientific study today, this is a fundamental element of scientific study, starting with a theory and afterward refining it to the point of when a decisive conclusion is made.

An intelligent person who is filled with knowledge may have the correct answers to questions being asked, rather than a person who possesses the “right opinion”. In the dialogue Meno, Plato explains “the difference, Socrates, is only that he who has knowledge will always be right; but he who has right opinion will sometimes be right, sometimes not.” (Meno np). The one who has the right opinion may be answering a question with a guess, rather than make use of a truthful information because such one does not possess the needed knowledge. Sometimes the response to a question through right opinion, if the individual is lucky, may be correct; however, it is not always the case. A person with knowledge, on the other hand, is able to proof his or her answer with facts and true information, which will explain why he or she must be right. Possession of knowledge makes one a better person because one can give true information, direction to those who seek it rather than guess and possibly give false information to the

Socrates, in skepticism, began a search for those with a reputation of wisdom. After studying men and their knowledge, he reasoned that the only true wisdom consists in knowing that you know nothing. Although one may have extensive understanding in one area, there is way too much knowledge in the world to be contained by one man. Socrates stated, “I found that the men most in repute were all but the most foolish, and that some inferior men were really wiser and better” (Plato, 23). Those who believed that they knew it all could not be more ignorant, and those who admitted ignorance achieved the highest wisdom attainable on earth. Socrates accepted the idea that he, just like all men, contained very little or no wisdom at all. He was content with knowing this, and upon meeting others that lacked this philosophy, felt he was superior to them. He was unsure of the limitations the afterlife had on wisdom, but he was aware of it’s constraints on earth. This self awareness is what gifted him with the highest sense of enlightenment.

Two famous philosophers came up with different approaches on how we gain our knowledge. Renee Descartes is often known as the father of modern philosophy. He was also a mathematician and scientist. He developed the coordinate system, explained blood circulation and rainbows. He also discovered how the earth orbits the sun. He is a rationalist about knowledge. (Pismenny, 2016) This means that he believes we can gain knowledge through our minds. He argues that you do not need to have experience of something to know it. David Hume, another philosopher, is an empiricist, so he disagrees with Descartes and believes that experience is the only way to gain knowledge. (Hume, 1910) Hume is a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist. He is also a skeptic and naturalist. (Pismenny, 2016) When it comes to knowledge, Descartes and Hume both have very different approaches, but it can be argued that Hume has the better approach.

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

Philosophy is defined as the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. It has been studied by well-known philosophers such as Aristotle, John Locke, and David Hume. Aristotle is famous for his belief in the golden mean which is the Greek philosophy believing in the desirable middle between two extremes. John Locke developed his own theory of mind, which is often mentioned as the origin of modern conceptions of identity and self. Philosophers over the stretch of time have developed, and fine-tuned, their theories and conceptualized their own ideas on how and why all things in the universe work. From these different theories three examples of these ideas that stand out are determinism, compatibilism, and