Concepts in epistemology

of knowledge (epistemology) Epistemology is the examination of the nature and extent of knowledge itself. It determines the nature of knowledge in addition to how it presents to similar concepts such as truth, belief and justification.1 It try’s to justify the fundamental question, what tells us the difference between true adequate knowledge from false inadequate knowledge?2 It also attempts us to be able to answer “How do we know?”3 because do we really know anything? Epistemology is important…

Epistemology, the question of “how do we know what we know?” that has plagued philosophers since Socrates himself. The problem at hand seems to be that we can not be certain of where our knowledge originates. Over the centuries of human thought, many have tried to tackle such a question. To this day, however, there is no sufficient answer at all. The two major schools of thought I am looking at are empiricism and rationalism, both attempts to answer such a complex question that couldn’t quite…

For my first Get Out paper, I have chosen to write about Epistemology. Epistemology is known to be the study of human knowledge. It simply explains how we get it, what it is, whether we have it, or why we don 't. Each philosopher had a different theory about knowledge and how we come about it. Descartes believed that if we wanted to believe in something with a certainty, that we had to first doubt everything that we already know. In other words, we had to simply pretend that everything was…

Metaphysics and Epistemology deal with theories of reality and knowledge. Those two domains of philosophy exhibit a close relationship since our understanding of reality affects our perception of knowledge. Philosophy explores an unlimited array of ideas, including religion. In the field of religion, the nature and existence of a higher power (God) are explored as well as the immortality of the soul, miracles, and the comprehensibility of religious language as factual statements (Alexander, 2010…

similar concepts that can be concluded after having read and watched these two pieces. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, which is a key part of his book The Republic, takes you into the journey of different stages of knowledge, which work together with the metaphysical world and epistemology. By Plato incorporating metaphors such as, fire, shadows, chains, prisoners, the cave, and real objects the connection with The Truman Show was made evident. In The Truman Show where you have similar key…

Fielding himself suggests that his book, The History of Tom Jones, is the product of a new province of writing. The novel employs techniques stereotypical of various different genres, including romance, philosophy, and history. The multiple and overlaying genres fit in with an underlying theme whereby Fielding urges to the reader to vigorously question even the most basic of truths. When reading Tom Jones, the words of Voltaire came to mind: “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers…

Epistemologies are the study of the nature, source, and limits of knowledge. Plato and Aristotle are very influential thinkers; they have both contributed enormously to human knowledge. However, there is a great contrast between their theories and very little comparison. Plato was a rationalist; he believed you can only obtain knowledge through reasoning and understanding. Aristotle believed that you have to experience or see something to know it’s true. For this essay, I will clarify their…

difficult and pessimistic. However, there are two periods in humanity that can be compared to on many different aspects and topics, with one of those topics focusing on human nature and epistemology. More specifically, whether the 1700s had an optimistic or pessimistic viewpoint on both human nature and epistemology and if the same can be said with the views of our generation today. With the many new discoveries being made during the Enlightenment, which would normally produce a more optimistic…

that would focus on someone or something involving a lock and a key while expressing an emotion. This project wasn’t a solo project, but instead involved working with one other person. The lock and key could be metaphoric or literal and from that concept we had to tell a story in twelve to fifteen shots. Our idea was to convey a young musician finding the right “key” on his guitar and “unlock” the excitement (which was our assigned emotion) inside of him. I believe the project turned out…

student might learn something about themselves they never knew about. It teach them to improve their flaws. It is a good thing for student to see a different angle of punishment. This concept is important because this would impact our judgement. Some people might judge something or someone without even knowing them. This concept tells them to stop and look at it a different way, and have an open mind to what it is. It also is asking them to go beyond the project, it is testing them if they can…