Essays on Knowledge

In the story, the majority of society would rather remain ignorant without feelings or opinions in order to remain “happy”. They feel it is their right to not be overloaded with the problems that would come if people had different opinions. But there are a few that wish to have the knowledge and power that…

Why should one be interested in studying language? Noam Chomsky’s answer to this question in part characterizes the importance of his linguistic theories to modern thought. In his view, to truly study language is to study a part of human nature, manifested in the human mind. What does he mean by this? To begin, one…

Cope, Kevin Lee. Criteria of Certainty: Truth and Judgement in the English Enlightenment. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1990             Lee reflected on the epistemology of engagement in the English Enlightenment perspective by examining the role the system and system making played in the act of believing and in the author’s commitment to the…

Where are three metaphors in this poem? Two Ways of Seeing a River by Mark Twain What the first responder gave you are known as similes which are basically the same as metaphors (in the way that they compare two things) except they use like or as. Metaphors can be vague and open to interpretation….

Most contemporary foraging groups, such as the !Kung and other Bushman tribes, are viewed as a “primitive” people. Some have even gone as far to say that they are “the last representatives of the stone age.” While it is true that these people have the most similar culture to what we believe primitive persons to…

Knowledge is like a drug, the more you gains, the more one craves. It’s widely acknowledged that the knowledge is a powerful force, which exerted in everyone’s body. Retrospectively, from the history and my own experiences, knowledge can either enhance life or became destructive. If human beings do not use it properly, knowledge may produce…

Certificate in counselling skills Weekly learning review Today’s first part of the lesson was based on Advanced Empathy, we got into pairs then we each briefly described an issue and discuss the action implication of these insights, it was a very interesting thing to discuss. Again I worked with someone that I’ve never worked with…

That which is accepted as knowledge today is sometimes discarded tomorrow. Consider knowledge issues raised by this statement in two areas of knowledge. To What Extent is new knowledge better than old knowledge and therefore can knowledge be permanent? To answer this question, one first has to consider that knowledge as such varies from the…

Today, more than ever, engineering applications are often interdisciplinary; involving the interrelationship of several of the basic engineering science like mechanical, electrical, chemical, etc. therefore the modern engineer must have a fundamental knowledge in each of these areas. An understanding of how bodies respond to applied loads, the main emphasis in Strength of Materials, is…

The Synonymy of Truths and Ideas Allyson Hansen Introduction to Philosophy Mark Eleveld 13 March, 2013 Allyson Hansen Mark Eleveld Introduction to Philosophy 13 March, 2013 The Synonymy of Truths and Ideas A modern philosopher studies “the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence” according to the Free Online Dictionary and many Americans. However, if…