The basic definition of knowledge, as I see it, is “it can be personal or shared truths which can be justified by areas of knowing, and constructed by ways of knowing”, which is the information, understanding, a skill that we may get from experience and/or education. The application and the removal of personal knowledge influences shared knowledge, making it so that the value of itself is defined by its application and even by the lack of it. Leading to the knowledge question “To what extent is shared knowledge more valuable to the world than personal knowledge?”. How can one define ‘Value’ and is it fair to say that if knowledge is not shared, it is not applied in the world? Valuable to whom? To what? How do we measure value? Who judges value? …show more content…
Shared knowledge is directly applied to the world so therefore it is valuable. In the Visual Arts, projects are hardly not shared with the world, as the main purpose of these is to express the artist’s feelings, creativity and also emotions, exhibiting and even selling the works. Art is made to be seen, shared, and to be personal, therefore it is born as personal knowledge and develops into shared knowledge once it is finished and exhibited, or if the artist wants to keep it personal, shared knowledge won’t take place. In most of the cases, art is meant to be shared. Most early investigations in new artist process get inspired from previous artistic works and are usually inspired from other sources when creating it. In making art using shared knowledge, one is contributing to the artistic world, as numerous people take both inspiration and simply joy the fact that they are viewing it. In the same way, art is applied in the world through sharing, as artists continuously learn from and inspire from each other. If art was never shared, and was simply personal, the depth behind it and its real potential would never come to light and would not be known. An example of this is Lucio Fontana, who was the first artist to paint on canvas. Before him no one had ever done anything on a canvas. He was revolutionary and his influence on the arts is still recognized. If the artist did not share his new idea and what he had done, this could have only happened years later, creating a delay compared with
“In gaining knowledge, each area of knowledge uses a network of ways of knowing.” Discuss this Statement with reference to two areas of knowledge.
The data-information-knowledge-wisdom (DIKW) continuum is a concept of the transformation of data into wisdom through cognitive processes. DIKW was initially used to illustrate principles of information management for the designing of information systems (Davenport & Pursak, 1989)(Saltworks, 2009). DIKW models utilized by nursing such as the model by Englebart & Nelson (2002), incorporate principles of increasing complexity due to increasing interactions What is important and unique to nursing is the DIKW concepts and models also help describe the critical thinking processes that nurses use to transform knowledge into the delivery of patient care, into education and learning and
Knowledge is the familiarity, awareness or understanding acquired through education or experience. It can be represented in two ways:-
One definition of knowledge is true belief based on strong evidence. What makes evidence “strong” enough and how can this limit be established?
The value of knowledge is difficult to measure. This knowledge claim is telling us to do that very thing and the ability to assess the value of our knowledge, including to what extent it is diminished if not applied requires a set of criteria. One of the first points to acknowledge is the word “without”, which signifies a lack of a concept or an absence of a claim. It is a term that represents universal negativity. In the case of this claim, the emphasis is on the importance of application. This brings up the second criteria, our understanding of the word value. Value evokes a sense of merit and importance, coupled with the word knowledge, which is the acquaintance of truths or principles, and the two terms together, present the definition
In today’s world, art carries a huge role in our lives as it surrounds us. It forces us to think critically and in different ways based on what’s in front of us, such as shocking, fascinating, and impressing our minds. It’s just a simple way of displaying color and style in order to force us to try and figure out what their message is. Art is not only about showing self-expression, but it also helps bring a population of people closer and promotes team building skills, such as building up long lasting relationships. It encourages people to contribute to the world so they can be remembered for doing something big. It is also a powerful way to communicate with others. If you were to travel to a whole different place where you didn’t understand
It is ignorant to claim that the true value of anything-- an object, person, fact, etc.-- can be derived from a single aspect of the production or utilisation of said object, person, fact, etc. It is important to consider that when something is believed to be true, it is considered to be “in accordance with reality”, ergo the true value of knowledge is the value of said knowledge in accordance with reality. Yet, human reality is dependant upon the person living within it.
Knowledge is a fundamental component of being human. The ability to comprehend information, apply it to the future as well as understand the past, is remarkable. Without knowledge, there could be no critical thinking, empathy, or technological progress. This is an incredible ingredient of our makeup that touches every aspect of human life, and arguably the ingredient that makes us human. The great scholars and philosophers have understood this for thousands of years and have documented as such in their works. The Biblical Genesis, which purportedly describes the first humans, shows how knowledge was first obtained, showing from an early age that man understood its importance. Aesop’s fables from ancient times use the acquisition and application of knowledge as a cornerstone for their construction. Homer’s Odyssey and Dante’s Inferno, both great recognized works, demonstrate protagonists with prudent minds, and the rewards that follow their actions. Prudence was a highly valued attribute to these authors, in which knowledge, both possessing and applying, is the key to the successes and failures of their characters, and also from a religious aspect, a determiner of their ultimate fates.
The results of the study show that the correlation between connected knowing and separate knowing is as follows, (r (207) = 0.14, p = 0.04). Therefore, these results do not support the previously made prediction that there will be no significant correlation between both connected knowing and separate knowing because the results show the opposite, which mean that there is a significant positive correlation between connected knowing and separate knowing. This means that with an increase in connected knowledge, separate knowledge is likely to increase as well.
A knower may value certain knowledge the most because it is the knowledge which is most valued within his society and culture, although it might not help him be the most he can be. In the Blackfoot pyramid of needs, a Native American tribe, self-actualization is actually the base of the pyramid. In their belief, it is the foundation on which community actualization is built. It means that when a human is already the most he can be then the community in which he lives in or of which he is part of can be the most that they can be. Individual needs are not as important as the needs of the community which means that knowledge about community actualization is more vital or important and therefore of a higher value than knowledge about self-actualization. Their strongest need in Blackfoot society is what Cathy Blackstock describes as “cultural perpetuity” which refers to forming a strong and secure bond with the other members in our society. It is an understanding that one will be forgotten, but one has to ensure that the your culture’s teachings live on. So in their belief system, knowledge which ensure that one culture’s teachings live on is the most important and therefore the most valued. Overall, we can conclude that the most significant factor in determining which knowledge has to be valued the most depends the environment in which a knower lives in and not whether it has been produced with difficulty or
Shared knowledge is knowledge that is deemed to be universally accepted and thus has the reliability to be shared in means such as disciplines taught in school whereas Personal knowledge is often built through ones feelings, emotions, perspectives and opinions, as well as how an individual would interpret the world around them, through their senses, and often is not shared, due to its subjectivity and lack of reliability following suit.
or that death is not the end. There is no way to prove that this is
Would it be possible to group areas of knowledge in order to create shared knowledge which replaces personal knowledge? While looking into the arts and human sciences as areas of knowledge, one will see that the relationship between shared and personal knowledge is actually bidirectional, since they both shape one another. In Theory of Knowledge (ToK), knowledge is classified into two groupings: personal and shared. Personal knowledge can be referred to as individual experiences albeit shared knowledge is highly structured, relying on the systemic knowledge of several individuals. As a real life example, I will be discussing the interpretation of art as well as the Jung archetypes and collective subconscious. From these examples, we can question how personal knowledge does not triumph shared knowledge or vice-versa, but instead we can view how both personal and shared knowledge work together to shape one another.
Knowledge is defined to be facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education. There are two categories that fall under knowledge; personal knowledge and shared knowledge. Shared knowledge refers to what “we know because.” It can also be defined as communicated and constructed knowledge; within culture, social norms, and semiotics. Personal knowledge refers to “I know because.” An expanded definition of personal knowledge refers to personal experiences, values, and perceptions. Shared knowledge changes and evolves over time because of methods that are continuously shared. It is assembled by a group of people. Personal knowledge, on the other hand, depends crucially on the experiences of a particular individual. It is gained
To what extent is it true to say that faith-based knowledge claims are weakened by their