05/11/2024
The knowledge.
Socrates believed that true knowledge begins with admitting ignorance. He said, "I know that I know nothing." Through dialogue and questions, I believed we could get closer to the truth.
Plato:
Plato, pupil of Socrates, believed that knowledge comes from the world of ideas and ideals. In The Republic, he used the example of a cave to explain how the physical world is simply a shadow of the real world that can be accessed by philosophical reasoning.
Aristotle:
Aristotle, student of Plato, believed that knowledge came from sensory experience and observation. I believed the human mind could comprehend the world by compiling and analyzing data.
Descartes:
Descartes, the famous French philosopher, said the famous phrase: "I think, then I exist." I believed that thought and doubt were the basis of true knowledge. For him, reason is the basic tool for attaining knowledge.
Immanuel Kant:
Kant tried to balance reason and experience. I believed that knowledge arises from the mind's interaction with the physical world and that we have limits to what we can know. He said there are things the human mind cannot fully comprehend, which are “the thing itself.”
John Locke:
John Locke, the English philosopher, believed that the human mind generates a blank slate (flat tabula) and that knowledge comes from sensory experience and interaction with the outside world.
David Hume:
Hume doubted the possibility of achieving absolute and true knowledge. I believed that our knowledge is based on experience and habit, and that the mind cannot attain absolute certainty.
What do you think?
Whether you believe knowledge comes from reason or experience, understanding these viewpoints can open new horizons in your thinking.
