Knowledge is found in many ways yet it may be broadly classified into ‘Shared Knowledge’ and ‘Personal knowledge’. With reference to ‘Shared Knowledge’, we often mean to say ‘we know’, being objective in nature. The field of education is a shared knowledge system where individuals from different cultural backgrounds are collectively brought and are imparted with ideas based on various areas of knowledge, which contain theories, facts and information. In this era of rapid technological change, knowledge can be dissipated to all corners of the world due to the global individual. This contemporary setting begs the question that is the concept of knowledge influenced by religion, history, culture and sciences or is it based on genetics and individual
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It is a form of knowledge that is individually witnessed and experienced; hence it cannot be shared, but can only be described. For instance, when an individual feels hungry, his vagus nerve , signals the brain, that the individual needs food. While the individual experiences hunger, he cannot share that knowledge with others but can merely describe his feelings. However, it is possible that this knowledge gained by an individual can also be experienced by others in a different manner and at a different level. This is exactly the reason why hunger is felt by all of us. Likewise, many other individual experiences and feelings that we classify as our ways of knowing, may be dealt individually, but could be common to others also.
Thus the issue concerning knowledge is that: ‘Can we group our ways of knowing in order to establish a shared knowledge which surpasses individually perceived …show more content…
Turing was credited for saving Britain during World War II, as he successfully decoded the encrypted messages of the Germans forces. However, in 1952, Turing was prosecuted for having homosexual affairs, as it was an illegal practice as per the religiously influenced laws. Turing was sentenced to undergo chemical castration and he eventually committed suicide, out of humiliation. However, in 2009, British citizens initiated an internet campaign where many signed a petition that pressurized the royal family to apologize for the decision taken against Turing. As a result, in 2013, Queen Elizabeth announced a royal pardon and acknowledged Turing for his contributions. His story inspired many individuals to develop a new faith towards rationality rather than religion. His faith favored the fact that it is the work a person does and not his personal life status, for which he must be accepted in the society. This advocated and quickened the nation-wide movement for homosexuality! In 2014, England legalized gay marriage, going against the previous religious faith . Thus an individual’s faith surpassed the shared belief that existed for centuries. Similarly, although I have faith in my religion yet, I believe that decisions like, whether to be homosexual or not must remain a personal
It is a form of knowledge that is individually witnessed and experienced; hence it cannot be shared, but can only be described. For instance, when an individual feels hungry, his vagus nerve , signals the brain, that the individual needs food. While the individual experiences hunger, he cannot share that knowledge with others but can merely describe his feelings. However, it is possible that this knowledge gained by an individual can also be experienced by others in a different manner and at a different level. This is exactly the reason why hunger is felt by all of us. Likewise, many other individual experiences and feelings that we classify as our ways of knowing, may be dealt individually, but could be common to others also.
Thus the issue concerning knowledge is that: ‘Can we group our ways of knowing in order to establish a shared knowledge which surpasses individually perceived …show more content…
Turing was credited for saving Britain during World War II, as he successfully decoded the encrypted messages of the Germans forces. However, in 1952, Turing was prosecuted for having homosexual affairs, as it was an illegal practice as per the religiously influenced laws. Turing was sentenced to undergo chemical castration and he eventually committed suicide, out of humiliation. However, in 2009, British citizens initiated an internet campaign where many signed a petition that pressurized the royal family to apologize for the decision taken against Turing. As a result, in 2013, Queen Elizabeth announced a royal pardon and acknowledged Turing for his contributions. His story inspired many individuals to develop a new faith towards rationality rather than religion. His faith favored the fact that it is the work a person does and not his personal life status, for which he must be accepted in the society. This advocated and quickened the nation-wide movement for homosexuality! In 2014, England legalized gay marriage, going against the previous religious faith . Thus an individual’s faith surpassed the shared belief that existed for centuries. Similarly, although I have faith in my religion yet, I believe that decisions like, whether to be homosexual or not must remain a personal