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What is the concept of knowledge?
Knowledge is often defined as a belief that is true and justified. This definition has led to its measurement by methods that rely solely on the correctness of answers. A correct or incorrect answer is interpreted to mean simply that a person knows or does not know something.
What is true knowledge according to Plato?
Plato believed that there are truths to be discovered; that knowledge is possible. Thus, for Plato, knowledge is justified, true belief. Reason and the Forms. Since truth is objective, our knowledge of true propositions must be about real things. According to Plato, these real things are Forms.
How much can a person know?
The brain is typically 350-450 cubic centimeters. The maximum possible information you can cram into a volume that size is defined by the Bousso bound, which ends up calculating to roughly 10^70 bits of information.
Does the Internet contain all knowledge?
No. Most human knowledge is not on the internet. Among the kinds of knowledge not available through the internet are: Our myriad individual observations and experiences [example: I know what I ate for breakfast.
Is all knowledge and wisdom already within us?
The popular idea that all the knowledge and wisdom we need is already within us and that all we have to do is look within ourselves to find it is not supported by the Bible. Our fleshly, human minds are not automatically in sync with God. As our Creator, God knows how we were made.
What is the difference between scientific knowledge and knowledge?
Knowledge comes from the Greek word, Gnosis, signifying knowing through observation or experience. The scientific method is a way of acquiring knowledge through collection of data, observations, experimentation and formulating testable hypotheses. But, science is not the only way of acquiring knowledge.
Can We teach knowledge without knowing?
Knowledge without knowing is dangerous, as world affairs increasingly tell us. In particular, this interplay between knowledge and knowing must now be considered within our education systems. How much do we teach knowledge versus draw out knowing?
Where does knowing come from and where does it go?
Rather, like the fluid and subjective experiences of imagination, dreaming and wonder, knowing has its roots in the immeasurable, qualitative and mysterious realms within. Spontaneously, it finds us from the depths of uncertainty, often when we are relaxed and open, when we make room for it with our breath, and often without forewarning.