8 Areas of knowledge in search of certainty
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Human sciences w a y s The arts ethics Math history In search for certainty and truth…. . Areas of aoks connections woks knowledge Religious knowledge systems Natural sciences Indigenous knowledge systems 2 …. in search of certainty and truth! History + knowledge 12/1/2020 o f k n o w i n g
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History: R. G Collingwood: “All history is the history of thought. ” Ethics: Alfred North Whitehead “What is morality in any given time or place? It is what the majority then and there happen to like – and immorality is what they dislike. ” The Arts: Vladimor Mayakovsky “Art is not a mirror to reflect the world, but a hammer with which to shape it. ” Human Sciences: Isaac Newton “I can calculate the movement of the stars but not the madness of men” 8 seminar papers 9 12/1/2020
Math: Kurt Goedel “If mathematics describes an objective world just like physics, there is no reason why inductive methods should not be applied in mathematics just the same as in physics. ” Natural Sciences: Wilfred Trotter “In science the primary duty of ideas is to be useful and interesting even ore than true. ” Religious Knowledge Systems: Woody Allen “To you I’m an atheist; to God I’m the loyal Opposition. ” Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Wade Davis “Around 65, 000 years ago, the first people arrived in Australia…They formed a visionary culture. Their mission, to safeguard the world as it existed from the beginning of time. ” 8 seminar papers 10 12/1/2020
• Possible Seminar paper structure: 300 -400 words maximum + bibliography/ reference where relevant ① ② ③ ④ Para 1: address the title-introduce your idea Para 2: present argument-example Para 3: present counter argument – example Para 4: make a decision based on 2 and 3 8 seminar papers 11 12/1/2020
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