Knowledge

revolves around knowledge and wisdom. As humans, we always crave for something more—more about things we know, knowledge about things we don’t know about. Therefore, we dig deeper to know more about ourselves, don’t we? Knowledge, as defined, is the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association. Every day that we face bears new experiences which we encounter for us to learn. If so, we can, therefore, assume that all of the knowledge we bear as of now

Introduction Traditional knowledge The terms traditional knowledge (TK) also known as indigenous knowledge (IK), and local knowledge generally refers to knowledge systems embedded in the regional traditions, indigenous cultures, or local communities. Traditional knowledge includes knowledge about medicines, technology, weather/climate as well as agricultural practices. This knowledge has been orally passed for generations from person to person. Some forms of traditional knowledge find expression in folktales

moments when lack of knowledge has been extremely beneficial in the formation of new tools and technologies. Consequently, if there is no ignorance present in a situation, there is no way to ameliorate that ignorance into knowledge. Knowing the extent of one’s own knowledge can sometimes make a person wiser (Plato 429 BC). Furthermore, being aware of the limitations of one’s own knowledge should stimulate the desire to learn, due to humans being naturally curious creatures. Knowledge is something obtainable

As human it is easy to embrace the adage “Knowledge is power”. The knowledge that we have learned as it should be by rights. However, knowledge can be a curse. Curse of knowledge is defined as the tendency to be biased be one’s own knowledge when attempting to appreciate a more naïve or uninformed perspective (Birch and Bloom,2004). Once we have an unusual of knowledge that the knowledge tends to contaminate or bias, our ability to reason about a more naïve perspective. It’s hard to imagine not knowing

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

examples and textbooks. Formal education eventually ends though and in the story Plato represents that end with the release of the prisoner. The release is symbolic of graduation, the prisoner and alternately the student are now responsible for anymore knowledge that they must acquire. It seems that the prisoner leaving the cave is much the same as a graduate moving into the workplace. If the prisoner does not know what a tree is he must teach himself about it because there is no one to ask, likewise, the

Knowledge is still being researched and explored to this day. It is described to be anything that is true. Truth has many forms, but none in which we can see with our naked eye. Throughout the years many skeptical arguments has had us question if knowledge is real or what it even is exactly. Skepticism, such as Descarte and Locke, I believe makes one doubt and destroys the foundation that knowledge does indeed exist. Knowledge is the sum of all the information created by the human race. Knowledge

One of the most powerful abstract in the world is knowledge. It can change people’s decisions and the way they look at other people and how they view life. In the novel, The Giver, by Lois Lowry, the author makes it clear that knowledge has the power to change dreams, opinions, and fears. Knowledge has the power to change people’s dreams. For example,"There's much more. There's all that goes beyond – all that is Elsewhere – and all that goes back, and back, and back. I received all of those, when

Information is not knowledge, merely one of the raw materials needed to obtain it. Just as a pile of bricks is not a house -even though bricks are the raw materials necessary to build it- a pile of data is not a doctoral thesis, not even a newspaper article, although information is also the raw material you need to write them. Nobody in their right mind would mistake a house for a pile of bricks. However, this rather clumsy equivalence between something necessary –but not sufficient– to obtain an

What is knowledge? According to google knowledge is defined as “Facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experiences or education, the theoretical or practical understanding of the subject. What is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information. True, justified belief; certain understanding, as opposed to opinion. Awareness or familiarity gained by experiences of a fact or situation.” (google, 2014) It is a question that has been debated and discussed by both