2006-08-11 10:55:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I like that question. We may need to really define knowledge. What does it mean to know something? I am going to suggest that to know something is to connect with it via first hand experience.
We've all seen pictures, read books, seen movies, heard stories..but none of that is experiential knowledge. We haven't seen it with our own eyes. I had an uncle from Savannah, GA who had never actually seen snow first hand. And on a visit to see us in NE Tennessee he got to actually "know" snow and it was quite an experience for him. Of course he had seen pictures of it, etc., but to actually experience it was competely different. Think of all the people in this country who have never been to the ocean. Sure they think they know it, but until you experience it...you don't. Sex would be another example. Sure you think you "know" what it's all about and then you are actually there and your mind is going...WOW.
So to answer your question, I'm going to say no. Until we have experienced a thing, event, etc., we really don't have "knowledge" of it.
2006-08-11 11:12:59 · answer #1 · answered by KERMIT M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Seeing is not the only sense. I can have knowledge of things I have heard about. I have knowledge about the order of the planets from the sun, although I have never seen them in a telescope. I also have knowledge about historical events I did not witness and have not seen pictures of.
2006-08-11 11:02:44 · answer #2 · answered by Cara B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen the wind, and yet, I have knowledge of it and so do you. I have never seen many places on earth, and yet I have knowledge of them. Although I have never seen you, I have knowledge of you by your question and in which category it is posted.
2006-08-11 11:01:14 · answer #3 · answered by swarr2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure! I have great knowledge about King Henry VIII and I've never even met him! Can I ever know the pure truth about him? Alas, no. I can't even know the pure truth about those who are around me on a daily basis. That certainly doesn't mean I don't try. I just realize that there is no pure knowledge.
2006-08-11 11:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by Teacher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes of course I have knowledge of air but it can't be seen. Also I have knowledge of Paris, Rome, Egypt Ext... But have never seen it in person. So yes I believe you can have knowledge of things never seen.
2006-08-11 11:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by sisinlovewithyou 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have knowledge about korea and i've never seen it. I have knowledge about the civil war and i wasn't around to see that!
2006-08-11 10:58:47 · answer #6 · answered by Sierra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. I have never seen one of my farts, but I have knowledge that they smell. I have never seen my neighbor's music system, but I have knowledge that it is insanely loud.
2006-08-11 19:26:22 · answer #7 · answered by mitten 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I've never seen a black hole, but we have knowledge of them. I've never seen a dinosaur, but we have knowledge of them. I've never seen Califonia, but I have knowledge of it.
2006-08-11 11:01:11 · answer #8 · answered by DEATH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have knowledge of why snow turns yellow after a dog pees on it.
2006-08-11 10:59:04 · answer #9 · answered by Evil Wordmonger, LTD LOL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seeing with your eyes? You've never seen your question, and I've never seen my answer.
2006-08-11 11:03:21 · answer #10 · answered by Jon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋