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This 10 page paper examines the concept of knowledge using old philosophers like Plato to New Age thinking such as what comes from the film What the Bleep Do We Know. Many ideas are explored and examples provided. Several concepts in respect to knowledge are examined, and compared and contrasted.
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example of a flame, he would contend that one concludes it is hot, but the conclusion is not related to the fact that one starts from a present impression or
the sight of the flame (Honderich 378). One will of course possess an impression from the sight, and supposes that there is a causal relationship between the flames and the
heat and supposes that it is hot (Honderich 378). Yet, one will likely have experienced the phenomenon of heat in the past. Hence, knowledge comes from experience but it also
comes from comprehension and using ones mind to discern answers. At least, that is one theory. Of course, there are many more. For the most part, people do not think
about the concept of knowledge. They rely on their experiences and what they have acquired in life and in the classroom. They may for example have learned a particular point
about geography or about food or about sports, and take it is gospel. However, facts have a way of changing. Even science changes as new things are discovered and old
ideas are thrown out. It seems that the corporeal world is defined for people in general but according to modern day philosophers the only thing that is known is what
is presently occurring. In other words, if something is out of ones eyesight and experience, it is not certain. Indeed, how can one be sure that the past is the
past? How does one know whether or not astronauts really made it to the moon? Skeptics claim that the event never happened. Is Elvis dead? Is John F. Kennedy alive?
Are aliens real? So many strange ideas abound and it is hard to know whether something is real or can be disputed. Philosophers from long ago had similar concerns. Roger
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