2007-01-12 03:14:13 · 13 answers · asked by bluenose 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
This reminds me of the saying: when all that has been learnt is forgotten then what is left is called education.
But if by unlearning you mean a complete deletion of all the contents from the records of memory then my answer is in negative, not only because this is virtually impossible but also because what I have learnt, in an elaborate sense, is what I am, or at least this is what I know I am. Over many years, all that I have acquired through learning, both formally or informally, has always been for only one purpose, that is, to know about myself, and then knowing over and again in ever so more better and finer ways; I have used all possible ways availabel, and numerous complementary methods; I have studied many academic subjects and have mastered many skills; I have learnt about many things, people and places but throughout all this, one singular pupose has alway been at the centre of evrything: the purpose of my own self-enhancement and development.
Now, if I decide to unlearn all this then I would need a very strong and very important reason for that, a reason stronger and far more important than any thing that is within knowledge and belief, and that ... I simply don't find. As long as I am myself, and do not complete and absolutely detest myself being myself, I cannot forget myself.
2007-01-12 04:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by Shahid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have an in-built quality to forget some thing that we feel unnecessary for us.
Some times unlearning helps to allow new knowledge to come in that place.
Our most of the brain cells are sleeping/unactivated. So there are limits to get knowledge after certain time period. Either you do exercises to get increased your capacity of knowledge or you learn how to unlearn something. It is possible.
2007-01-14 08:27:02 · answer #2 · answered by Ishfaq A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a human learns quicker and faster by experiential learning, we learn every waking moment,although we do not realise we do this,at the time.
to unlearn a thing you already have knowledge of would be a rebirth, not only of your intellect but also your physical being, mind and body are as one and in for example trained atheletes where that is atuned to run fast and breathe to compensate for that speed ,so to unlearn your mind your body would be out of sync, wouldnt it be better to forget ,as all humans do occasionally.LF
2007-01-12 11:36:11 · answer #3 · answered by lefang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learnt?
2007-01-12 11:16:33 · answer #4 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Methinks, it's one step closer to wisdom; that's if the cycle is to unlearn a folly in order to learn a wisdom.
2007-01-15 03:06:31 · answer #5 · answered by Sohed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. our experience makes us who we are. Anyway if I forgot what I'd learnt I'd have to make all the same mistakes again to re- lean it. Come to think of it that might be fun, sure wouldn't do my liver any good though.
2007-01-12 11:17:22 · answer #6 · answered by Aine G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because knowing what i have learnt as made me what i am
2007-01-14 03:07:14 · answer #7 · answered by Sharon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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yes
2007-01-12 11:16:50 · answer #8 · answered by farshadowman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because knowledge is power.
2007-01-12 11:16:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you learn when you say: You are leaving Yahoo! ANSWERS.
But your still here?!
2007-01-14 04:46:29 · answer #10 · answered by ஐ♥PinkBoo - TTC #1♥ஐ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋