Topic #4: “That which is accepted as knowledge today is sometimes discarded tomorrow.” Consider knowledge issues raised by this statement in two areas of knowledge.
The extent to which it is morally right to discard knowledge is not always clear. This is especially true in the areas of knowledge of human sciences and ethics. Although, in these two areas of knowledge, the discarding of what was thought to be the truth occurs extremely often. New ideas are frequently brought about that reveal the old ones to be invalid. The human sciences and ethics are also oft found to overlap. Ethical concerns seem to be ever-present in the human sciences such as psychology and anthropology. With all of the complications that can arise when discarding knowledge, it is important to note both the beneficial and destructive aspects of choosing to do so. It is also of the utmost importance to choose wisely what in what is discarded. These are not decisions to be made lightly.
A prime example in which knowledge present in the human sciences is being debated in the effects of discarding it is the gender schema. “Schemas” are a part of the “Schema Theory” in the science of psychology. They explain a type of predisposed outline of knowledge that people have that can alter the way they view situations or people. For example, stereotypes are pre-existing ideas of whole groups of people. These ideas follow a schema as people will change their perception of people based on these stereotypes that describe how someone should be, and therefore force those people to fit their own, often incorrect, views of them. The gender schema functions in the same way. The everyday implications of what is female and what is male from media, parental influence,...
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...at their siblings have a greater chance of also being diagnosed with autism. This important revelation may help identify children with autism earlier; benefiting both the parents and children by being able to treat their symptoms proactively. This teaches a crucial lesson in making assumptions based on previous indiscretions. The fact that research had failed once does not justify discounting future discoveries.
After exploring the benefits and detriments of different areas of knowledge, the only thing certain is that uncertainty is inevitable. Schemas, morals, myths, and traditions are just a few of the facets in ethics and the human sciences that aid in its complexity. Thus, the discarding of knowledge in these areas is not to be taken lightly. Every situation should be treated as individualistic, so as not to be unethical or to abate progress in society.
The knowledge question “To what extent do we trust the opinions of experts in searching for knowledge” is relevant to our daily lives because we rely on them for our decision making and issues regarding life and death. It is important that we are aware of both arguments of the same issue so we’ll be conscious of both opinions and using both our knowledge and belief, form knowledge.
As our quality of life improves, we start to focus on our environment and other beings/organisms. During this process of focusing on other things, we encounter more and more ethical problems. This leads to the knowledge issue, to what extend does ethics limit a knowers’ acquisition of knowledge? Over time these ethical judgments lead to limited knowledge production, especially in the arts and natural sciences.
Throughout the world’s history, ethics have continuously shaped people’s opinions and influenced the actions in which they take. Our ethical judgments are based on our intuitions of right and wrong and ultimately form rules based on the collective values of society and what is seen as fitting the status quo. If these ethical standards are not met, a person or group may face disapproval or rejection by those around them. While each situation or approach in the natural sciences and the arts is somewhat unique, ultimately the ethical judgments we make will inevitably place limitations on the production of knowledge that is possible in each of these situations.
Ethical judgements limit the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and the natural sciences. Discuss.
“Knowledge is power”. “Great power involves great responsibility”. Both of these quotes, the first belonging to Francis Bacon and the second to Franklin D. Roosevelt, demonstrate the undeniable relationship between knowledge and responsibility. So if the possession of knowledge gives one great power, then certainly ethical responsibility comes hand in hand with it. But what does ethical responsibility involve? Does all personal knowledge need to be shared in order to broaden shared knowledge? Or is there a limit to the ethical responsibility on the possession of knowledge, and if so where do you draw the line? In this essay I will venture into a few AOK’s and see which holds more ethical responsibility in the possession of its knowledge and why.
Knowledge is a distinctively human virtue. After all, if not for the want of human
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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. From the Biblical Genesis, which is said to represent the first humans, to popular fables, Homer’s Odyssey, and Dante’s Inferno, this message is made clear. Knowledge is the key construct that defines man
Regardless of the reason or type of approach employed, it is never tolerable for a person to adjust or slant results from research to arrive at any particular conclusion; for such actions can have disastrous consequences to others. Also, the issue of ethics becomes a f...
Ethical judgment is not a definite restriction for the method and production of knowledge in art field, but it does relatively limit the production of knowledge in the natural science fields. Since the ethical judgment is an authority in a majority of people’s notion and mind, people tend to follow ethical standards and harder to develop the further knowledge. In addition, reason is one of the ways of knowing and moral principle is a crucial factor that shapes the pursuit of knowledge. The extreme cases in the natural science and in distinctive areas of knowledge violate the reason that undermines the moral obligation. There are numerous examples can demonstrate that extreme cases in science field, such as scientific experimentation involved human mortally killing, are controversial for the for public and entire society. The morally good or correctness and ethical judgement potentially hinder people from finding advanced knowledge and circumscribe the process and method of knowledge as a result of the public opinion and moral dilemmas. However, some artists are paid great attention and express their concepts more effectively by challenging ethical judgment in works of art, which reveals that ethical judgment and moral principle expand the methods available in the production of knowledge in the art field.
...r it becomes to discard. The fact that there is the possibility of knowledge getting discarded suggests that perhaps it should not have been accepted in the first place. This begs the question: is knowledge accepted too easily? More often than not, one requires an adequate amount of evidence and facts to accept something as true. However, sometimes there is no evidence and it is impossible to prove something true, yet it is still accepted as knowledge, as is in the case of many theories. This occurs mostly in the sciences, because many times it is difficult to substantiate scientific knowledge. In order to avoid this never-ending cycle of accepting and discarding knowledge, perhaps the standard of accepting knowledge as true should be raised. But sometimes when something is proven false, it leads to finding the truth, so maybe the standard should remain where it is.
To the great extend ethical judgements limit the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and the natural sciences. But in my opinion such a limitations are essential, while people need to be to some extend controlled. The boundaries are needed because giving to people to much freedom and power is very dangerous. The only one problem in case of ethical judgements is that the perception about something wrong or right differs among the people. I think that this comes from the inside, generally there are some “informal laws” how to behave, what is good and bad, but this is a personal matter of every single person which ones from that “laws” he or she accept and reject. The morality is determined by culture and experiences and differs among people. If there would not be something like moral code the production of knowledge in art the same as in natural science would not have any limitations. Using examples from art and biology I will try to show how ethical judgements limit the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and the natural sciences, but also I will try to explain my statement that such a limitations are necessary.
We gain knowledge in through our ways of knowing which are mainly perception, reason and language. We use them to find knowledge because we justify our claims and beliefs by their use, thus, our evidences, because they get us closer to the truth. To accept something as knowledge, it must be considered true, one must believe it and there must be justification why the person knows it, therefore these ways of knowing aid in the process for our quest for knowledge. In conclusion, in order to obtain knowledge all of these three attributes have to be integrated in some type of way, and due to the changing nature of all three of them, knowledge is always changing and it is dynamic, leading to the fact that knowledge can be discarded. The questions b...
This essay will show that ethical considerations do limit the production of knowledge in both art and natural sciences and that such kind of limitations are present to a higher extent in the natural sciences.
...otence in the Ethics Areas of Knowledge as personal emotion is centerfold to the seeker.