2006-08-30 14:12:05 · 16 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
hi giggly....as im sure you "know" by now....that question really has no answer....but im going to give you one anyway.
knowledge is really dependent on your standards. if you believe we have neccesary truths...or what foolosophers call synthetic apriori K, then there probably isnt any K. however if you lower your standards and assume that K is whatever you believe, then when you believe you are going to win the lottery, that would be K.
most people are somewhere in betweeeen ...i hope. however, you should really be asking....what standard of proof should i have for my criteria in evaluating claims to constitute K. i think u got the point....ciao.
2006-08-30 14:25:23 · answer #1 · answered by Bogey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is a interesting question... and I guess it varies on what you mean by "knowledge"... like is the awareness I have that I am here typing knowledge?? .. This goes along with preception which I would assume wouldn't be considered knowledge since they cannot be taken as truth.... but does knowledge have to be true?? If you considered yourself to know something and it isn't actually the case that things are the way you think they are is that knowledge? Does the fact that someone just thinks they know something be considered knowledge? Well as you can see I dont have a definite answer but somewhere in these questions is something that might not even be logically understandable but you "know" is there..............lol
2006-08-30 23:26:33 · answer #2 · answered by justaname80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, knowledge is possible. The word knowledge simply means to know. The way to know many things is to study.
The more non-fiction you read, the more knowledge you accumulate. Memorizing is mental exercise. It makes gathering and retaining knowledge easier.
You might be mistaking knowledge with intelligence. The latter is something you either have or don't have. But, a person who gathers a great deal of knowledge will appear more intelligent than a lazy person with a higher IQ.
Of course, the one with a very high IQ and a great thirst for knowledge is unbeatable.
2006-08-30 21:35:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you can ask this question and people can answer you than of course it is. I know what you are asking me. I understand the question. I speak the same language as you. In other words, I "know" this. Whe it rains, I "know" things will get wet. If I put my hand in a fire, I know I will burn my hand. If I do not breathe, I know I will die. I know the 1+1 = 2 according to the values we give thes figures. I also know that people who speak English will understand that when I point to an apple and say that it is an elephant that they will not agree in most cases.
If you mean can we know the ultimate truth about reality in an epistemological sense well that is a different question.
Another one: if you drink a bottle of vodka, you "know" you will get wasted!
2006-08-30 21:21:25 · answer #4 · answered by Ouros 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If there is no knowledge, you cannot ask questions, I cannot answer questions.
2006-08-30 21:30:43 · answer #5 · answered by Baby_Apocalypse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
belief + evidence = knowledge.
In the strictest sense, however, no-one can truely know anything with absolute unarguable certainty. But the above equation works in most situations.
2006-08-30 21:20:54 · answer #6 · answered by Entwined 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knowledge of what?
2006-08-30 21:20:55 · answer #7 · answered by REAL 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but I think the better term for it is "experience".
2006-08-30 22:44:52 · answer #8 · answered by fra_bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In reality?
No.
Only when we ascend to omniscience can we have true knowledge.
P.S. Where all da virgins at?
2006-08-30 21:17:32 · answer #9 · answered by Bob S 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not without ethics.
2006-08-31 00:28:11 · answer #10 · answered by understoodu19765t4 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋