Perspective is an individual process of considering thoughts. It is important because it affects the way people make decisions. What role does perspectives play in what we know? Ultimately, it plays a crucial role in the pursuit of knowledge. One’s perspective can hinder the pursuit of knowledge, and hence, it is important to understand the role perspective plays in this process. Knowledge from faith, memory and intuition significantly contributes to how a person views and perceives things. In fact, all perspectives will contribute to the way an individual pursues knowledge. The purpose of this essay is to prove that the knower's perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge, only to the extent that the knower's perspective does not hinder his/ her ability to pursue knowledge.
In order to answer this question properly, it is important to distinguish between personal and shared knowledge. Personal knowledge is knowledge that remains as one’s own, while shared knowledge is knowledge that is communicated with others (Dombrowski 33).
Separating personal views from one’s pursuit of knowledge is difficult. A Christian doctor may perceive abortion as evil because according to Christian beliefs, it is morally wrong to kill. This doctor may even fail to …show more content…
During his time, science was not yet advanced, and knowledge came from myths and religion. According to him, there are four elements: air, earth, fire and water. Years later, a scientist named Dalton disagreed with Aristotle and claimed that all matter is composed of small indestructible, but invisible atoms. Compounds are formed by a combination of two or more different atoms, and the rearrangement of atoms causes chemical reactions. Another key point that Dalton made was that all elements have atoms that are identical in weight and mass. However, this point is later proven to be false because there are isotopes whose elements have different mass
In order to answer this question properly, it is important to distinguish between personal and shared knowledge. Personal knowledge is knowledge that remains as one’s own, while shared knowledge is knowledge that is communicated with others (Dombrowski 33).
Separating personal views from one’s pursuit of knowledge is difficult. A Christian doctor may perceive abortion as evil because according to Christian beliefs, it is morally wrong to kill. This doctor may even fail to …show more content…
During his time, science was not yet advanced, and knowledge came from myths and religion. According to him, there are four elements: air, earth, fire and water. Years later, a scientist named Dalton disagreed with Aristotle and claimed that all matter is composed of small indestructible, but invisible atoms. Compounds are formed by a combination of two or more different atoms, and the rearrangement of atoms causes chemical reactions. Another key point that Dalton made was that all elements have atoms that are identical in weight and mass. However, this point is later proven to be false because there are isotopes whose elements have different mass