QUESTION 2
QUESTION 2
Feb 10, 2016
QUESTION 2. 2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions? . A question that looks interesting at first glance, but once you get into it, it can swallow you up. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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QUESTION 2
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing
particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions?
A question that looks interesting at first glance, but once you get into it, it
can swallow you up.
General patterns = Knowledge Particular patterns = Understanding
How?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can
give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular
examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these
assertions?
it says : "To what extent do YOU agree?" Well ask your self that question. Do you agree with this quote?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing
particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions?
DEFINE EVERYTHING!
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Define only
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
What does it mean to say that this “can give us”?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Define seeing.
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Define knowledge.
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Define understanding.
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Where and how do these terms overlap?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Define general pattern.
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Define particular examples.
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
What are they asking you to do?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Explain how knowledge and understanding are similar and
different.
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what
extent do you agree with these assertions?
Look at your assertions. Two key words: knowledge and understanding. Focus on those. Define them.
Then move on to answer your question. Look at the assertions again and think back to personal
experiences or relate it to someone important and see if it has ever happened to you where you've seen something generally and were able to gain knowledge and understand or just gain. Do the
same for the next assertion. Compare and conclude to what extent you agree with it.
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Reflect on the difference between general patterns (inductively
derived assertions about data) and individual details or facts
(examples).
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
What are the Areas of Knowledge you would associate with this question?
How?
What are the Ways of Knowing that you would associate with this
question? How?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
What are patterns that you could find in each of the different AoK?
What are patterns that you could find in each of the different AoK?
• Natural Sciences• Human Sciences• Mathematics• Arts & Aesthetics• History• Ethics
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
In order to provide "positive" evidence - not biased, I mean - don't
we need to understand before we can “know”? Can we know
something we cannot understand?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
What about beliefs without evidence? What about Faith vs.
Knowledge? In order to have faith, understanding is not necessary,
either, is it?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can
give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions?
Could a dichotomy like general vs. particular examples lead to
knowledge and/or understanding?
What are some specific examples of general patterns?
What are particular, spatial/visual patterns that can be easily presented
(and grasped) as a diagram.
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can
give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions?
How important is the need to differentiate the knowledge-
understanding / pattern-example pairs?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can
give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions?
How can the terms "specific examples" and "general
patterns" can be applied to different abstractions?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can
give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Can general patterns mean belonging to a specific time? Does
it mean we may find common features in some works belonging
to the same artist/period?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
Who can count as a legitimate differentiator here? The Oxford
Dictionary? Some other dictionary? You? Me?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
2. “Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you
agree with these assertions?
An interesting thought might be how we interpret responsibility. Does responsibility
always mean a logical reasoned response/reaction to whatever it is we now know about that raises an ethical issue? Or
can you be ethically responsible for something in an emotional way only?
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