Why Should We Gain Knowledge?
Why should we gain knowledge? What purpose does it have in our lives? A quick or succinct answer to that would be that we want to answer the doubts in our lives and learn how to survive in the world we live. However, gaining knowledge is not something we have complete control over. As babies, we are always gaining new knowledge unconsciously and unintentionally, that we then apply in our everyday lives to make it easier. For example, when a baby cries, his mother comes rushing to him to soothe him, either by feeding him if he’s hungry, cleaning his diaper, or just loving him. Overtime, the baby realises that when he needs food, or wants a new diaper, all he has to do is cry. He gains this knowledge that crying will call his parents, and he
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It is in our innate nature, as humans, to learn new things; we are driven by curiosity. This essay will delve and focus on Mathematics and Natural Sciences as the two areas of knowledge to consider and evaluate this claim.
Mathematics is the study of patterns, as it systematizes abstract patterns and concepts so that we can manipulate them. These patterns arise from the world around us and from our imaginative minds, allowing us to handle and understand the different forms of patterns; shapes, patterns of motion, patterns of reasoning, patterns of chance, patterns of position, patterns of number and counting etc. There are two distinct branches of mathematics: Applied and Pure (theoretical). Applied mathematics is focused on developing tools to enhance our understanding/research of more knowledge in other areas of knowledge. For example, Euler's constant is a special irrational number (e = 2.71828…). This mathematical formula has several properties and functions in fields apart from just mathematics such as the human and natural sciences. It appears naturally in equations, in unlike areas of computation, describing phenomena such as radioactive …show more content…
There is an algorithm created that ensures a quick solution to the rubik’s cube. Knowing the algorithm is only applicable in the real world for solving this cube. Therefore, its value decreases for mostly everyone, however, on the scale of value for someone competing professionally in a rubik's cube competition, the value of this algorithm is much higher than other mathematical knowledge that is more valuable for others. This raises the knowledge question that, if something is not applicable, should we stop learning it? Pure knowledge (ex. algebra, calculus), that don’t have any direct application in the real world are still valuable since they are required to use applied mathematics in the real
It is in our innate nature, as humans, to learn new things; we are driven by curiosity. This essay will delve and focus on Mathematics and Natural Sciences as the two areas of knowledge to consider and evaluate this claim.
Mathematics is the study of patterns, as it systematizes abstract patterns and concepts so that we can manipulate them. These patterns arise from the world around us and from our imaginative minds, allowing us to handle and understand the different forms of patterns; shapes, patterns of motion, patterns of reasoning, patterns of chance, patterns of position, patterns of number and counting etc. There are two distinct branches of mathematics: Applied and Pure (theoretical). Applied mathematics is focused on developing tools to enhance our understanding/research of more knowledge in other areas of knowledge. For example, Euler's constant is a special irrational number (e = 2.71828…). This mathematical formula has several properties and functions in fields apart from just mathematics such as the human and natural sciences. It appears naturally in equations, in unlike areas of computation, describing phenomena such as radioactive …show more content…
There is an algorithm created that ensures a quick solution to the rubik’s cube. Knowing the algorithm is only applicable in the real world for solving this cube. Therefore, its value decreases for mostly everyone, however, on the scale of value for someone competing professionally in a rubik's cube competition, the value of this algorithm is much higher than other mathematical knowledge that is more valuable for others. This raises the knowledge question that, if something is not applicable, should we stop learning it? Pure knowledge (ex. algebra, calculus), that don’t have any direct application in the real world are still valuable since they are required to use applied mathematics in the real