Saturday, January 30, 2010

Epistemology

Epistemology: the study of knowledge. 
Can you answer these questions?
  • What is knowledge?
  • How is knowledge acquired?
  • What do people know?
  • How do we know what we know?

This page answers those questions to the best of it's ability. It's a long article, but it's incredibly thought-provoking to read. And to think; even as you read, you are gaining knowledge. But is it true, if it is arguable? If none of it is provable, it doesn't even matter. Or does it? You decide.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Perception

How do we know the world is really around us? Could we not be just singular bodies of thought, not existing in any particular form, somehow under the impression we are living amongst these others in this particular world?

Or do we exist in a world, but perceive it unlike any other? As far as you know, your white is my black, your smooth is my rough, and vice versa.