Doesn't an expert mean you know everything their is about something, and if so, are we not always still discovering new information on wildlife everyday. So can you really be an expert on any species?
2007-06-04 05:49:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
An expert is someone widely recognized as a reliable source of technique or skill whose faculty for judging or deciding rightly, justly, or wisely is accorded authority and status by the public or their peers. An expert, more generally, is a person with extensive knowledge or ability in a particular area of study. Experts are called in for advice on their respective subject, but they do not always agree on the particulars of a field of study. An expert can be, by virtue of training, education, profession, publication or experience, believed to have special knowledge of a subject beyond that of the average person, sufficient that others may officially (and legally) rely upon the individual's opinion. Historically, an expert was referred to as a sage. The individual was usually a profound philosopher distinguished for wisdom and sound judgment.
I think the key things here are that the person must be regarded by peers and others to be an expert on a species.
So yes their are people out there claiming to be experts but if the community and peers in that field do no recognise them then they are not. You can't proclaim yourself to be an expert.
Its like anything today you have to be carefull what you read and always research your answer, just because somebody says its the truth doesn't mean it is.
2007-06-04 06:09:31 · answer #1 · answered by Timss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, "expert" doesn't mean that we know everything that there is to know about something. Rather, expert means that some one knows an atypical amount about something. Take any other field as an example... Colin Powell is an expert in military tactics. Is it possible that he knows everything about military tactics? Of course not, particularly since new tactics are being devised as we speak.
The same is true of any fields, and I don't think that experts on wildlife are in any way atypical. Indeed, it's the fact that they are the people discovering new facts that contributes to their status as experts.
2007-06-04 06:07:40 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Evol 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
being an "expert" is nothing more than knowing more than most people and keeping up on new knowledge as it is discovered. Thinking that anyone knows EVERYTHING about a subject is just idiotic. There is no one on earth (well, maybe Stephen Hawking) who has that kind of brain potential. I know many people who are experts in their field, but learn new things every day in their line of work. That doesn't make them any less experts, just smart enough to know where they are deficient and willing to learn from others to make themselves more knowledgeable.
I don't feel that I am an expert in anything, but I am very knowledgeable in many fields. I learn something new every day.
2007-06-04 06:02:58 · answer #3 · answered by taliswoman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No one can ever know everything about anything. The definition of expert is:
A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
So, yes, people CAN be considered experts.
http://www.answers.com/topic/expert
2007-06-04 05:56:50 · answer #4 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋