Why Is The Knower's Perspective Essential In The Pursuit Of Knowledge
“The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree?
The knower’s perspective is completely shaped by their environment; the Western culture I grew up in, especially in my family, one's value was determined by your occupation. This indicates that the more prestigious your job is, the more valued one is in society. The jobs those of a doctor, engineer, or lawyer; a connection between the three is the amount of schooling needed to reach the profession. Therefore it could be inferred that the amount of knowledge you have or the amount of knowledge you pursue is directly connected to your importance in society. As I grew seeing and hearing about these career priorities and associations of status, I was subconsciously influenced to mirror these same values. For that reason led me to pursue the occupation of chemical engineering; proving your …show more content…
Both civilizations settled near a river, which led to the same pursuit of knowledge with the invention of irrigation. Both were polytheistic, so they believed their world was ruled by more than one god, we can see how faith and Religious Knowledge Systems also played a role in shaping their understand of place, purpose and pursuit of knowledge. Both civilizations found knowledge of their gods through faith; they both used temples and burial practices in a way to preserve shared knowledge of the society. They also both used their memory and knowledge in relation to clay and papyrus to create a system to record information. We can understand that societies used their knowledge to flourish in similar ways even with different settings. Overall the Sumerians and Egyptians did succeed in similar ways the vast differences of technology, writing and views on afterlife prove that environment shapes the way society pursues
The knower’s perspective is completely shaped by their environment; the Western culture I grew up in, especially in my family, one's value was determined by your occupation. This indicates that the more prestigious your job is, the more valued one is in society. The jobs those of a doctor, engineer, or lawyer; a connection between the three is the amount of schooling needed to reach the profession. Therefore it could be inferred that the amount of knowledge you have or the amount of knowledge you pursue is directly connected to your importance in society. As I grew seeing and hearing about these career priorities and associations of status, I was subconsciously influenced to mirror these same values. For that reason led me to pursue the occupation of chemical engineering; proving your …show more content…
Both civilizations settled near a river, which led to the same pursuit of knowledge with the invention of irrigation. Both were polytheistic, so they believed their world was ruled by more than one god, we can see how faith and Religious Knowledge Systems also played a role in shaping their understand of place, purpose and pursuit of knowledge. Both civilizations found knowledge of their gods through faith; they both used temples and burial practices in a way to preserve shared knowledge of the society. They also both used their memory and knowledge in relation to clay and papyrus to create a system to record information. We can understand that societies used their knowledge to flourish in similar ways even with different settings. Overall the Sumerians and Egyptians did succeed in similar ways the vast differences of technology, writing and views on afterlife prove that environment shapes the way society pursues