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What is knowledge?<\/h2>\n

There is a deep and strong connection between knowledge and knower. To establish the connection between knowledge and the knower, it is pragmatic to know that knowledge does not necessarily mean an outcome of critical thinking but it does involve seeking answers to questions. The answers often require evidence however sometimes we make judgments on the information without much effort of scrutinizing and dissecting it. We often believe information as knowledge at its face value. Remember, that most knowledge is not contestable because it is for certain.<\/p>\n

Knowledge essentially means how well we know things around us. Some might say that it is aware of who we are, what we do, where we come from and our existence along with other objects, thoughts, people, and various other things.<\/p>\n

Many of us, in our daily conversations, consider and expect others to know basic things. This is often an outcome due to giving immense importance to common sense. We, a face value, expect others\u2019 experiences to be the same as ours however no two people or two situations can yield exact similarities. In fact, most of us are victims of bias as we are surrounded by others\u2019 opinions with very little room for our own original point of view.<\/p>\n

Knowledge is justified true belief. For the JTB model to hold, knowledge must be:<\/p>\n

JUSTIFIED: <\/strong>The knowledge claim is justified with adequate evidence. Justification requires Coherence with previous data and Clarity with regard to language and logic. There can be no contradiction or strong counter-evidence.<\/p>\n

TRUE: <\/strong>The knowledge claim is True rather than False. It corresponds to the real world. It is a fact. It is \u201cwhat is the case.\u201d<\/p>\n

BELIEF: <\/strong>The knowledge claim is a matter of conviction. We must own our knowledge.<\/p>\n

When we question what is knowledge?, we will undoubtedly stumble upon the question \u2018What is truth?\u2019 \u2018What is belief?\u2019 \u2018What is information?\u2019<\/p>\n

Even though there may not be a satisfying catch-all the answer, different theories attempt to offer a response. This is an essential element to form a connection between the knowledge and knower.<\/p>\n

To understand knowledge and the knower we need to throw light on our role in acquiring knowledge in a social ecosystem. Our past experiences and belief system make us ask questions about the real world. We, as individuals and social beings, shape up our knowledge through individual inquiry and social interactions. As we gather the pieces of information from the world, we aim to verify this information. The social interactions make us question the information we acquire and trigger each to look into it through the different perspective lenses of each other. It is therefore essential to seek answers to the following questions before we move ahead.<\/p>\n

Difference between information and knowledge<\/h2>\n

Information is data, true or false, on an object or a person. The fragments of information may lack connectedness.<\/p>\n

Knowledge is information gained through education or experience, and hence is verifiable. So, knowledge is a combination of information, insight, and experience. The fragments of information are connected to form \u2018knowledge\u2019, a mental map of wholesome idea in drawing conclusions. The knowledge and the knower goeas through the information that must be verified and validated through evidences or\/and in some cases evidences are limited and do not qualify as evidences. The knowledge and the knower cannot make effective connections due to problems of knowledge. Therefore, information in isolation, is not sufficient to establish the bond between them. Learners and instructors are expected to cross-verify the source of the information, its credibility, what value it brings to the knower.<\/p>\n

Knowledge and belief<\/h2>\n

To understand the difference between knowledge and belief, we consider truth as the distinguishing marker. If you have knowledge in something, your claim must be true when verified in real-life scenario. However, if you believe in something it might be true or false in reality. So, knowledge is verifiable claim, while belief is an opinion which is not verifiable. Hence, belief can be false, but knowledge cannot be false.<\/p>\n

While belief is subjective, based on individual experience and thought; knowledge can be subjective and individualistic or objective and independent.<\/p>\n

There is a natural tendency in us to believe by mapping a pattern in our brains. We find patterns and make connections by joining the dots through the association learning. Patternicity is the tendency to find meaningful patterns in both meaningful and meaningless noise.<\/p>\n