Epistemology Is The Nature Of Knowledge In Horton Hears A Who?

Epistemology is the nature of knowledge and how we know what we know to be true. We acquire knowledge through our experiences and everyday life. For example, if we had no memories we would not be able to think for ourselves, and we would have nothing to rely on. However, if a woman did lose her memory she would have to base her knowledge off of facts such as photos and family member’s experiences to prove to herself what has happened in her life. Also, everyone acquires their knowledge differently, because people learn in a variety of ways: it may be experience, science, religion, or choice. Everyone has different abilities, making it difficult for someone to believe that someone else is correct. Experiencing things firsthand is one way people know what they know, but on the other hand people can learn best by having facts to base their understanding off of. There are things that exist that we may not be able to see, hear, or touch it is having the knowledge that proves it exists. In Horton Hears a Who, Dr. Seuss illustrates the idea of how even if someone may not have the same knowledge, it does not mean one is ignorant, but simply has not experience the same thing. Meanwhile in 50 First Dates, the main character, Lucy lost her …show more content…
People learn from what they have physically been through because then they have firsthand experience and do not have to question it. In Horton Hears a Who and 50 First Dates, there are many parts where the idea of why we know what we know is found. For example, when Horton hears the Whos and when Lucy she realizes what happened to her in the past year, they both question the truth at first but then later realize it to be true. Epistemology is the study of knowledge and how we know what we know. There are many ways someone can believe that something is true, but experiences and facts are supported and proved through science and life events and no one would question