Thursday, September 25, 2008

Platonic Knowledge 2 and More Part 1

Plato wants certainty:
Must be described and effectively communicated to a reasonable person
Knowledge by description
Platonic Knowledge
Propositional Knowledge- Statement of Tactical knowledge
Knowing That
KNOWLEDGE
Belief- must believe to know
Truth- Independent, Public, Eternal
and
JUSTIFIED:
Rationalism- A priori knowledge (deduction)
general theory to specific
Empiricism- personal knowledge (induction)
specific to general theory
Authority- authority figures tell you its true
Memory- what you remember
ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON:
THE PROBLEMS OF KNOWLEDGE
Exps)
Selective Memory
Lied to
mistaken
etc.
MORE KNOWLEDGE
Impersonal Knowledge- Platonic Knowledge- Knowledge by Description
"Wissen" Knowledge
Savior, Saber
Personal Knowledge
"Kennen" Knowledge
conunitro, conosur
German, Spanish and French differs between personal and impersonal knowledge
German:
Wissen- Impersonal
Kennen- Personal
Spanish:
Saber- Impersonal
Conosur- Personal
French:
Savoir- Impersonal
conunitro- Personal

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