Development of knowledge

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Epistemology is the study of knowledge development in human beings. Knowledge is the mental grasp of what is factual in life and the reality of what exists around human beings. In other words, knowledge is the ability of a person to be aware of identifying things and items in his locality (Academia colombiana de ciencias exactas, & fisico-quimicas y naturales 1997). According to epistemology, knowledge works under the concepts of reality and their human ability to identify existing features. The awareness of human beings in order to identify real things is what enables them to arrive to conclusions pertaining to different knowledge requiring situations. In epistemology, it is brought out clearly that knowledge is achieved through a successful evaluation of the individual’s perceptions.

Perception, according to epistemological study of knowledge is the integration of the sensory stimulus that is done automatically. Perception is not in any way regarded as a form of thinking and for this reason; epistemology is never affected by the individual’s ideas. In human life individuals tend to perceive things in an automatic and independent manner. It has been realized that the combination of distinctive sensory effects that occur over a wide range of time and then it they are unified into a whole. Knowledge is a laboratory in nature in that when one walks in, he/she is likely to see things of different types, sizes, shapes and forms. This means that with knowledge, people are often informed of different types pertaining different fields/sectors in the whole universe.

Knowledge is never automatic in that in a certain age, one would be informed of a certain thing in life. Knowledge would only be attained by an individual if he/she is able and willing to learn of knew things. The fact is that a person might lack knowledge because he/she has not been thought but still he/she would be having the ability to perceive existing phenomenon. This knowledge might be on what certain things are used for? It has been through knowledge that people tend to specify things naturally. This is because these things have a nature that is specific to them. This sort of behaviour where individuals are able to identify things that exist such as: colour, flammability, rough, solid and other traits of things. Epistemologically, it is assumed that on might be lacking knowledge about something but he might have perceived the existence of those things (Bowling Green State University, Philosophy Documentation Center & Bowling Green State University 1989). There has been an assumption that the knower is closely related to what he/she knows by perception. The knower has an idea pertaining to the existence, look, smell, and other. This sort of identity does not link the knower to what the thing he/she knows about is used for, how it is made? And other related functional details of the object. With the help of identity, which are the concept referring to existing aspects pertaining to particular and those posses’ specific traits that are distinct to other things?

As to factual perspective, epistemology claims that everything exists as something and nothing exists as nothing and for this reason individual only tend to have ability of identifying things that exist only and not those that do not exist in a hypothetical life situation in their environment. Since not even a single thing has two identities, and at the same time one can only identify what exists in his locality, this is what links the knower to what he knows. It is only in the case of an entity that one can have more than one identity, maybe two identities. In the case of the knowledge, it is assumed that what one knows about something that exists is the reality as per his/her perception.

In order for an individual to set objectives about what he/she knows, or the strength that lies within that sort of reality, ideas of different individuals must be compared to one another (Academia colombiana de ciencias exactas, & fisico-quimicas y naturales 1997). One very common mistake that people tend to make pertaining to knowledge is to believe that an individual cannot be objective if that a personal stake is involved in a certain thing that exists. This implies that personal emotions and motivations can necessarily prevent another occurrence from being accurate. This is because everything that exists has its own line of accuracy and it is independent. Since the objectivity of things is the act of conforming an individual’s thoughts as it pertains to reality of what really exists in life. For this reason, it should be open and clear that the above declarations are possible regardless of anything that might come in the way as an influence.

Objective is the act of an individual to recognize reality as the life’s ultimate standard of evaluation. It has been all objective when people realize that all knowledge is about reality. Thus knowledge is used in determining the truth in the hypothetical life situations. Therefore, the objectivity in knowledge as stipulated by epistemo9logy is the act of referencing reality in an attempt to determine the truth that exists in life. Objectivity as field enhances human thought and ideas developed by human being through comparison of human thoughts to reality in life. The main motive of objectivity is to set the standard for validity. Therefore, the main purpose of objectivity can only be achieved in a case where comparison is done under clear and swift identification of objects.

It has also been brought out clearly those concepts of what is true and what is false. These concepts of knowledge about truth and falsehood depend on ideas that are important. This is a standard of evaluation as referred to by epistemology. Epistemology tables the truth about knowledge in that in order for one to know anything, he must have gone through or experiences the components of that specific feature. It has been through teaching and development of knowledge on different things that has brought about scientific methods.

An understanding of the sources and nature of beliefs and thoughts has been applied in different practical fields in order to achieve the targets set by human being in their lives. This knowledge includes the true nature of the individual’s mind, how cognitive functions are enhanced and the Neuro-Linguistic Programming performance in human life. In epistemology the individual having knowledge about something is the subject whereas the thing that an individual has an idea or knowledge about is the objective. Therefore, having detailed knowledge about real phenomenon is subjective and this is the source of scientific methods developed to explain certain existences.

Human beings do have epistemological assumptions but they can be avoided through a number of ways. The individual can learn or go through different experiences and be informed of the truth and through this, they would be knowledgeable. By being knowledgeable about some things that exist in their lives, they would not assume but rather talk of the truth. With the application of knowledge acquired through experience, individuals would tend to make moves in life that are more sensitive and real in that they would not suffer the consequences of epistemological assumptions. Epistemological assumptions are born of human perceptions which are emotional rather than physical taste and experiences. This has made these assumptions less real in actions. Therefore, a alternative which to some extend should be more based on reality should be used.

Modern theories have been highly influenced by the epistemological assumptions that human beings make in their lives. Epistemological assumptions are based on believes that people have developed about what they know whereas modern theories are to be activated by actions. Therefore, the assumptions that human beings epistemologically make have affected the results what people partake modern lives. This can be done away by the act of learning and knowing what is required at a certain time for a specific purpose.

References:

Bowling Green State University, Philosophy Documentation Center & Bowling Green State University (1989) The Philosopher’s index, Volume 22, New York, Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green University.

Academia colombiana de ciencias exactas, & fisico-quimicas y naturales (1997) Revista de la Academia colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales, Issue 21; Issues 79-81, California, Academia colombiana de ciencias exactas, físicas y naturales.