Limitations And Limitations Of Knowledge

Knowledge is a rather abstract word taking on different meanings depending on the society that defines it. However, one of the defining point’s common in almost all of the definitions that I could find is that knowledge involves the collective use of facts. In reference to Human Sciences and History, I believe the statement “Knowledge is nothing more than the systematic organization of facts” to be false. While facts are indeed an important part of knowledge and learning, it is not the only portion of it. It is not always feasible or even possible to organize all the facts required to respond properly to certain scenarios. On occasion, along with having the facts, one must apply inductive or deductive reasoning. Looking at the area of knowledge

Because a lot of the information gathered in this area of knowledge is obtained by observing human behavior, there are many limitations to this field of study. Beginning in the observation stage, there are three main limitations. While we may be able to observe human behavior, we have no way of knowing exactly what is going through a person’s head at the time of experiment, which rules out some forms of study. However, if the experiment allows a subject to speak about what they are thinking about it still leaves room for a subject to lie if they so choose. Which leads into the next limitation, humans tend to be effected by the observer effect; when subjects are observed they tend to act differently than when acting normally which can affect the study. Another limitation in observation is that the questionnaires given to subjects can be misleading or biased to one side. Because humans have an intense need to seem normal, known as the social phenomena, subjects may tend to lean towards the side that seems most positive, or the side that most other people would

History connects things in our present to our past, which enables us to foresee in what direction we progress. Because in order to progress, we must have a clear picture on the basis on which some institutions are founded, and the study of history paints that picture for us. History not only links the present to the past, but it also contributes to our general sense of identity because, “a country without a history is like a person without a memory.” Without history we are without identity and direction. The Area of Knowledge History is uses the historical methodology which relies on the gathering of primary and secondary