8 Cultures truths behind knowledge. by mela6840 mela6840 https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z Going into the depths of epistemology with different countries and cultures views. en-us 2017-04-14 16:46:02 UTC 2017-04-14 16:57:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Canada- Facts, information and skills are acquired through experience or by learning. The theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. Awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation. mela6840 https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166388870 2017-04-14 16:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166388870 India Hindu – There are two kinds of knowledge; para and apara. Apara is empirical knowledge. This is the knowledge we gain through books and teachers. It includes history, literature and philosophy. It is the knowledge of our past, about this world, art, and culture. Para on the other hand tells the essence of things through experiences. mela6840 https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166388891 2017-04-14 16:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166388891 Europe- Most of Europe believes through observation and reasoning we can obtain knowledge. mela6840 https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166388912 2017-04-14 16:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166388912 Chinese- Chinese knowledge is taught through studying and education. mela6840 https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166388986 2017-04-14 16:51:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166388986 Islamic- Muslim philosophers believe that knowledge is possible through the senses. mela6840 https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166389005 2017-04-14 16:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166389005 Judaism- They believe in a god and to know this knowledge that a god exists himself they would have to believe in knowledge as well. They do not question it. They base the belief of a god off true prophets and false prophets. mela6840 https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166389014 2017-04-14 16:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166389014 Sikhism- They have an independent epistemology. They depend on their version of reality. They base knowledge off of things appearances. Sikhism involves perceptual, rational, scriptural, and intuitive knowledge. mela6840 https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166389040 2017-04-14 16:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166389040 Atheism- Not believing in anything can be your "religion" as well. Atheists disagree with basic epistemological principles. They are skeptics and do not think us humans can attain information or knowledge. mela6840 https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166389108 2017-04-14 16:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mela6840/we5btfazx10z/wish/166389108