Natural Selection Thesis Statement
Knowledge within a discipline develops according to the principles of natural selection.” How useful is this metaphor?
KQ- To what extent does knowledge need to evolve in discipline to different areas of understanding?
Thesis statement- knowledge is both provisional and contextual while natural selection is the key aspect of variation, selection and fitness. Knowledge applied in everyday lives in different ways of knowing, how long could it persist if we as humans keep finding the best of what we already have.
Introduction – 150 to 300
Natural selection is a theory where evidence is required to support a theory. Knowledge is both provisional and contextual while natural selection is the key aspect of variation, selection and fitness. Knowledge applied in everyday lives through all ways of knowing, but how long could it persist if we as humans keep finding what is relevant and forms a knowledge from what we already have. To what extent do we benefit from new …show more content…
A brief factual story could help me answer my point. There were two wise men, one named Alexander a young Macedonian and the other was a gymnosophist, which means a naked wise man, his name was unknown but his purpose was defined, sitting on a rock, staring at the sky, sun moon stars whatever appeared in front of his eyes. Surprisingly they met each other Alexander asked, “What are you doing”, gymnosophist answered, “I’m experiencing nothingness”, then he asked, “What are you doing” Alexander said, “I am conquering the world”; in their minds they both thought the other is a fool. Gymnosophist thinking that it is pointless to conquer the world whereas Alexander thought such a waste of life. So in order to understand the viewpoints we have to understand the subjective truth of Alexander. In short Alexander heard a story where Achilles a great hero won many battles and his defeat was inevitable
KQ- To what extent does knowledge need to evolve in discipline to different areas of understanding?
Thesis statement- knowledge is both provisional and contextual while natural selection is the key aspect of variation, selection and fitness. Knowledge applied in everyday lives in different ways of knowing, how long could it persist if we as humans keep finding the best of what we already have.
Introduction – 150 to 300
Natural selection is a theory where evidence is required to support a theory. Knowledge is both provisional and contextual while natural selection is the key aspect of variation, selection and fitness. Knowledge applied in everyday lives through all ways of knowing, but how long could it persist if we as humans keep finding what is relevant and forms a knowledge from what we already have. To what extent do we benefit from new …show more content…
A brief factual story could help me answer my point. There were two wise men, one named Alexander a young Macedonian and the other was a gymnosophist, which means a naked wise man, his name was unknown but his purpose was defined, sitting on a rock, staring at the sky, sun moon stars whatever appeared in front of his eyes. Surprisingly they met each other Alexander asked, “What are you doing”, gymnosophist answered, “I’m experiencing nothingness”, then he asked, “What are you doing” Alexander said, “I am conquering the world”; in their minds they both thought the other is a fool. Gymnosophist thinking that it is pointless to conquer the world whereas Alexander thought such a waste of life. So in order to understand the viewpoints we have to understand the subjective truth of Alexander. In short Alexander heard a story where Achilles a great hero won many battles and his defeat was inevitable