Theory of knowledge
Scope with respect to a certain line of knowledge infers to the meaning it conveys. It can be about how the knowledge is used and in what capacity it is been propagated. Understanding of knowledge helps us in using it in the right situation and how it helps us to solve problems when the need arises. Each area of knowledge and optional themes helps us in exploring this evidently. It helps in acknowledging the essence of what each of them tries to convey. Acknowledging the scope helps us in relating different areas of knowledge and link them with other auxiliary elements as well. This eventually will lead to a holistic understanding of any subject matter.
Knowledge question
What practical problems can be solved through the application of knowledge from these themes/ areas of knowledge?
Let us take the optional theme of knowledge and technology to explain this question:
Technology has always been negotiated as a boon in many avenues. Technology has been able to considerably save us a lot of time in this fast-pacing world. I can take the example of the medical field, which has grown tremendously over the years. We have even robots performing the surgery.
The onset of this pandemic can also be taken as a viable example of how before vaccines which usually took a lot of time to be curated like more than over a decade, but now scientists could work out the system even in such a shorter span due to improvement of effective technical advancement.
Here we have Daniel Kraft, who is the founding director of Exponential Medicine which is an annual program that brings together leaders of healthcare and technology. He pulls out countless gadgets which determine the future of the medical industry.
It’s quite overwhelming that development has brought the world into one global village. The Internet has brought people closer and made communication easier.
Tapiwa Chiwewe says that we don’t need expertise in one area to solve problems affecting people or nature around us. It just requires one small step in the right direction and the urge for knowing things can act as a bigger solution for everything. Tapiwa Chiwewe was once striding in his car and observed a haze over the city of Johannesburg and found it very unusual and the rest is history. A very inspiring story of how a common man’s exploration through knowledge led him to make something very worthwhile.
The application of knowledge far and wide helps us to find solutions for almost anything under the earth. The only factor that we have to keep in mind is the fact that are we applying it in the right frame of situation. The use of knowledge can lead to positive and negative effects.
In the case of technology, we always see how it has made our life easy. But due to its accelerated use, there has been an adverse effect on humans as everything around it has an easy way through. It has made humans lethargic and prone to banes of over-use of such developments.
Social Media has made life easier for connecting with people, communicating our viewpoints, and even shaping up businesses and whatnot. But as said too much of something also creates problems. The video says the effects of social media on the crowd.
Knowledge question
Let us take Knowledge and Politics, Politics is the essence of a well-functioning system. It gives the idea of how the governmental methodology should act. Without having a foundation on the information of a country’s politics it will be quite difficult to sustain into the purview of an informed citizen. Hence, knowledge in politics overall helps us decide what is best for us and thereby choosing the best leaders to lead our government.
Choosing the flag bearers of a country is not an easy task, because these are the people who will be upfront in choosing the policies, law, and order, peaceful and systematic functioning for the specific term period. So, being an informed citizen is essential as uplifting the country is in the hands of the common man ultimately in a democratic setup. We have the power and hence we have to use it wisely.
This TED talk initiated by Hugh Evans is focused on a very relevant and unique notion about being a “global citizen”. A global citizen is someone who doesn’t identify themselves first and foremost not as a member of any state, nation, or tribe but as the representative of the human race. And who is willing to work for the betterment of society as a whole. He has started a movement with intention of propagating this idea onto the people near and far.
As we investigate knowledge on these different lines of thought, we get to understand how the scope is defined or identified. When we tread along the AOK and optional themes we are able to find how knowledge of something influences our actions and in turn, helps us in finding solutions.
Scope of knowledge aids us in finding the utility of the knowledge we have. It helps us become well-aware of our surroundings and analyze how each of our actions impacts society as a whole. Therefore, it is necessary to understand this core element so that we attain clarity and clear off the ambiguity regarding the same.
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