Aristotle believes that you can only truly understand something when you know everything about it. As you learn more about an object you begin to understand it better. For example when looking a picture it is useful to know it was done by an artist, however, it is more useful to know a painter produced it, and even more useful to discover Picasso painted it as opposed to any other painter.…
Mary Shelly's Frankenstein shows us that acquiring to much knowledge can be dangerous. The reason we know what we know is because that's what the world wants us to know the digger you deep the worse it is. Acquiring excessive knowledge is dangerous because your learn things that you should not know, knowing things you should not know could harm you or put you in danger, also knowing these things could be hurtful you don't know these things because you are trying to be protected if you find out then someone else can find out and use it's against you or your loved ones.…
There is a famous quote that states, “you learn something new everyday.” However, a person is the sole controller of the amount of knowledge he or she obtains. Thurman states “’knowing’ something is a way of controlling it, being able to put it in its proper place in…
Therefore, learning is not learning any new knowledge, it is just remembering something from past experiences. This is why we struggle with finding the answer to a question because we don’t know we are looking for prior to learning…
Learning varies on each and everyone. Individuals can perceive and process information in different kinds of ways, which implies that the degree to which individuals learn has as much as to do with whether the learning experience is geared to their style of learning. Some of the individuals learn and develop easily in the early stage, while others are not.…
Hearing the statement, “the more you know the more you see” has me looking at what I just learned in visual communication course. I have learned to look more into the picture. I look at tones, colors, lines, perception, and other elements. Look at these know more that I see more into a picture then I did before. I did an assignment that I looked more into one of my favorite shows. I looked more into, “The Walking Dead” now when “the Walking Dead” returns…
However, others that believe that when you learn it is similar to bringing “sight into blind eyes” (Plato, 4). He then goes onto to tell about how when you come to knowledge you then have to reacquaint yourself with the darkness of the cave. And after you do this many times, you will be able to see better than the people still in the cave. After this the job of bringing people to light is now passed onto you (Plato,…
By increasing your knowledge, you can open your mind to discover opportunities you never knew.…
The concept of learning can be quite difficult for the weak minded, it involves a lot of critical thinking, deep thinking and changing your mentality completely.…
In this paragraph, I will explain the reasons why I agree with the fact that ignorance is bliss… In conclusion, ignorance does in-fact lead to a blissful life.…
The passion one has for something can make those who have never related to it have a desire to understand it in order to experience the same passion.…
The question ““The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree?” prompts us to investigate the part knower’s perspective plays in achieving knowledge. This question is particularly interesting because it gives us the opportunity to examine certain people like Albert Einstein whose unique perspective at the time has led to numerous scientific discoveries. Also the question allows us to have a different approach based on the areas of knowledge, giving a large amount of examples to use. The real life examples that will be provided later on in this essay proves that perspective plays a key role in pursuit of…
People’s behavior can change for the worse or better because of their desire to find more information.…
Einstein said “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world” (Needle, 2007). All the knowledge in the world is useless unless you are able to use information in creative ways. Knowledge is what other people have created. Understanding is all about what you think about something. Everybody sees, hears, feels, and thinks differently. No two people in the world have the same understanding of the same thing. It is impossible to give…
“The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree?…