Theory of Knowledge - Shared and Personal Knowledge

Theory of Knowledge - Shared and Personal Knowledge

reference to two areas of knowledge discuss the way in which shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge.
Knowledge can be categorized into two distinct, yet closely related, groups. These are shared knowledge and personal knowledge. Shared knowledge can be defined as specific knowledge which is agreed upon by a group of people. On the other hand, personal knowledge constitutes an individual's own knowledge, beliefs and opinions etc. Personal knowledge can be quite subjective as it is unique to the individual alone, and even when shared, is open to different interpretations by other people. Thus, shared and personal knowledge interact in the zone of exchange (Dombrowski, 4-20, 69). In doing so, shared knowledge plays an active role in creating, changing, and thereby influencing personal knowledge, as seen especially in mathematics and the natural sciences as areas of knowledge. Solid thesis.
The idea of shaping knowledge can be interpreted in a variety of different ways. Language as a way of knowing is a human creation. As such, it is highly subjective and thus open to interpretation. By definition, the idea of shaping something implies that it has already been created is only being changed. For example, when someone shapes a mathematical equation, it is quite different from creating or deriving a new equation. As a counterclaim, many people may follow this rigid definition and assert it to be the only one that is true. However, in this particular context, knowledge, an abstract concept, is being objectified. Limitations of language as a way of knowing are what would likely result in this disregard of other interpretations. To shape knowledge can either suggest the creation of new knowledge or the changing and influencing of our personal knowledge. Nonetheless, the two ideas are closely related as changing and influencing our personal knowledge by shared knowledge inevitably results in the creation of new knowledge. For example, in earlier grades in high...

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