Problems of knowledge

Problems of knowledge


In order to be able to understand and clarify the problems of knowledge, knowledge has to be defined first.
According to the Bertelsman Enzyklopedia it is the act or state of knowing a clear perception of fact, truth, or duty.
All that what the average human being considers to be knowledge is based on facts, figures, speeches, experiences, wisdom, books, statements, etc.

Already there you can realise a contradiction of the definitions.
We have a huge store of knowledge of an abstract and general kind about history, science, mathematics and so on. For instance, we know that 1+1=2, 1+2=3, 1+3=4, etc. Our knowledge of arithmetic’s alone is enormous and p...