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Sep 27, 2023 · In his famous quote, Nicolaus Copernicus captures the essence of true knowledge: the understanding that we are aware of what we know, while also recognizing the vast expanse of knowledge that remains elusive to us. This quote highlights the significance of intellectual humility and the need to constantly question and explore the unknown.
Nov 29, 2023 · In his quote, "To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge," Nicolaus Copernicus encapsulates the essence of true wisdom.
- The Need For Epistemology
- Epistemology and Critical Thinking
- Epistemology and The Public Good
- A Defence Against Bad Thinking
Whatever the area in which we work, some people imagine that beliefs about the world are formed mechanically from straightforward reasoning, or that they pop into existence fully formed as a result of clear and distinct perceptions of the world. But if the business of knowing things was so simple, we’d all agree on a bunch of things that we current...
One of the clearest ways to understand critical thinking is as applied epistemology. Issues such as the nature of logical inference, why we should accept one line of reasoning over another, and how we understand the nature of evidence and its contribution to decision making, are all decidedly epistemic concerns. The American philosopher Harvey Sieg...
One of the enduring legacies of the Enlightenment, the intellectual movement that began in Europe during the 17th century, is a commitment to public reason. This was the idea that it’s not enough to state your position, you must also provide a rational case for why others should stand with you. In other words, to produce and prosecute an argument. ...
There is a way to help guard against poor reasoning – ours and others’ – that draws from not only the Enlightenment but also from the long history of philosophical inquiry. So the next time you hear a contentious claim from someone, consider how that claim can be supported if they or you were to present it to an impartial or disinterested person: 1...
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Feb 13, 2014 · Copernicus on True Knowledge. “To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.”. – Nicolaus Copernicus (born on this date in 1473)
It is difficult to know what is real! On a more prosaic level, closer to home, we are asking epistemological questions when we address the shortcomings of our ability to know what someone else is thinking or what some social fact or circumstance actually means to other people.
Mar 18, 2017 · In this week’s opening episode, “Knowing What We Know …. And What We Don’t Know,” we tackle the foundational question of whether we can know what we do and don’t know, since knowing what you do and don’t know is the first step to true intellectual humility.
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Dec 13, 2023 · There are universal truths and physical laws that have been derived to describe our reality. But similar to the prisoners bound in Plato’s cave, our reality could be described as a series of regular patterns limited by the human mind’s comprehension. So how do we know what we experience as a majority is the full reality?
