The Definition Of Knowledge And Personal Life

knowledge clear. My definition of knowledge is facts or opinions which are generated through the help of the ways of knowing and the process itself, and I narrow personal life down to mean social, physical, and emotional wellbeing outside of profession. The combination of the two is personal experience. Explicitly defined, ‘purpose’ is an objective or goal, and ‘meaning’ is the passion or driving force behind it, as well as the significance towards persons. The arts and the sciences are to be the areas of knowledge of my choice, however, my focus will be on the knowledge processes applied in each. The question raised is, therefore, to what extent do ways of knowing affect personal lives in such a way that areas of knowledge are also affected

Though shared knowledge can critically affect personal knowledge, there are many cases where shared knowledge exists without influencing personal life. In other branches of human sciences, this is apparent. Politics is the study relating to government and state affairs, and different political systems have different policies and principles which not everyone agrees. Moreover, the meaning and purpose in politics, especially, are almost exclusively for professional affairs, which differ greatly to personal life. The same fact goes to other areas of knowledge, including the natural sciences. Where natural sciences are involved, scientific discoveries are also associated. There have been various breakthroughs in the history of science, all of which contributes to knowledge. However, in many cases, that scientific knowledge is not necessarily added to meaning and purpose in personal life. A prominent example is Alexander Graham Bell, who was granted the first patent for the telephone. Ironically, he deemed the aforesaid invention a disturbance on his professional career as a scientist, refusing to have a telephone in his study. In this example, professional life plays a great role, and though influencing personal life, no meaning and purpose was created. This suggests that Bell considered the scientific invention merely as an achievement of science, not a personal accomplishment. Moreover, I have a personal example that occurs quite frequently, where I am required to learn scientific knowledge which I may dislike, or to conduct experiments on subjects not of interest to me personally. I would not be planning on using it actively in my life; simply for the sake of knowing, I am inclined to learn