¨You seek for knowledge and wisdom‚ as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent to sting you‚ as mine has been…(Shelley 12)¨. The pursuit of knowledge has always been a weakness of man throughout history‚ even though it has been encouraged to be ¨knowledgeable¨‚ there has been a fine line of danger that accompanies any amount of knowledge that can be acquired. In the story of Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ expresses this idea as the main character
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Discuss the claim that some areas of knowledge are discovered and others are invented By Olivia Emans In my opinion an invention may be defined as a new device‚ method‚ or process developed from study and experimentation whereas a discovery is an act or process of finding something or somebody‚ or learning about something that was not known about before. Another way of differentiating discovery and invention is in the following: A discovery is something someone else can test for himself and find out
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Feature article Knowledge management‚ librarians and information managers: fad or future? Brendan Loughridge Introduction This article considers some of the principles and practices commonly associated with ``knowledge management ’ ’ (KM) in so far as they seem to be of potential importance or relevance to library and information professionals. Competing claims and counterclaims about KM as expressed in a selection of recent professional and academic publications are reviewed‚ though a truly
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Roberts‚ Mark D. Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John: Crossway Books 2007. Pp.202 Taking exception to the words of Christ could only be in blatant disagreement with Jesus the Christ himself‚ a spirit of anti-Christ. Is this an over statement as to the importance of the words of Christ? The answer to this question is found in how you respond to another question: How can the words of Jesus ever be down played as anything other than the most important
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International Baccalaureate Theory of Knowledge #5 Can literature “tell the truth” better than other Arts or Areas of Knowledge? Even as children‚ people are on a never-ending quest for “the truth.” Anyone who has witnessed a toddler incessantly ask his mother “Why?” can attest to that. Writers‚ artists‚ and scientists all have methods of finding “truth” and telling it to others. While the standards for what truth can be vary between Areas of Knowledge‚ no Area of Knowledge is significantly more capable
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Discuss the claim that some areas of knowledge are discovered and others are invented What is the difference between invention and discovery? An invention is when an object or an idea or even a method is created and it didn’t exist where as a discovery is defined as to learn more about something which was already present but not known. Usually invention is something that it is material an object for example whereas discovery is more of a natural process and is therefore in the human nature.
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Interpreting Our Heritage‚ Freeman Tilden repeatedly restates the point that the most important skill of historians (and by relation teachers‚ instructors‚ and tour guides) is interpretation. While it is fantastic to have a pool of information from which to draw from‚ unless one is able to make this information applicable‚ understandable‚ and relatable to those whom they come into contact with‚ it is practically worthless. Of course‚ historians are not the only group for whom a wealth of knowledge but inability
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“The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree? 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
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paper Pursuit of knowledge is a theme that often shows up in the text Frankenstein. Frankenstein the main character and the monster are very willing to gain knowledge and learn every aspect of life. They incorporate many dangers while pursuing knowledge. Through the characters of the monster and Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley develops the theme of pursuit of knowledge. She uses the characters- monster and Frankenstein to demonstrate how dangerous it is to pursuit knowledge. Through
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Theory of knowledge Topic no. 9 Discuss the claim that some areas of knowledge are discovered and others are invented. Knowledge can be defined as something which is achieved through experience. Knowledge can be segregated into different areas like art‚ mathematics‚ human sciences‚ etc. All areas of knowledge are based on knowledge claims. Every area of knowledge is different from the other. Some of them are discovered while some are invented. Art is an area of knowledge which is
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