10 Thoughtful Things About Knowledge
As part of UCLA’s centennial celebration, the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture is holding a series of conversations called 10 Questions: Centennial Edition. Every Tuesday evening for ten weeks, experts from diverse disciplines are exploring answers to some of life’s biggest questions, including “What Is Justice?”, “What Is Truth?” and “What Is Love?” The discussions, held at Kaufman Hall on UCLA’s campus, are open to community members, free with RSVP. Can’t attend? KCET shares weekly highlights.
"What is Knowledge? On October 8, philosopher and professor Tyler Burge, evolutionary biologist and podcaster Shane Campbell-Staton and theater artist Sylvan Oswald approached that question from different angles. Here are ten things we learned from the night’s discussion.
Sylvan Oswald leads the student masterclass in advance of the 10 Questions: What is Knowledge lecture 1. The study of knowledge is called “epistemology.” (Use that word, and you’ll sound more knowledgeable than if you say “knowledge about knowledge.”)
2. There are two main types of knowledge: Knowing how and knowing that. Professor Burge said “knowing how” can be as basic as knowing how to tie your shoes or as sophisticated as knowing how to be sensitive to other people’s vulnerabilities. He cautioned that “knowing how to learn after you're finished with your education, that’s an important skill.”
3. “Knowing that” is more complicated. Burge said it refers to “a true, justified, or warranted or supported belief, where the warrant or the support tracks the truth in the individual case.” But what is truth? Find out at the “What Is Truth?” discussion on October 22."— Lisa Beebe, Oct. 11, 2019
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