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1)Should a knower´s point of view be considered an asset in the pursuit of knowledge or an obstacle to overcome?
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I believe that a knower´s point of view is relative. Therefore I think that it should be taken into account as an asset as well as an obstacle to overcome when pursuing knowledge. On one hand it should be considered an asset since it presumably is the opinion of someone familiar with the subject in topic, someone who has studied it deeply and knows a lot about it. I believe it could be helpful for people who aren’t as well prepared, as the knower is, to consider this person’s point of view in order to expand their knowledge in such matter. On the other hand I think that this knowledge should be analyzed and not taken as a universal truth. People should be able to take this knowledge into account, trying to obtain from it a personal opinion, but not being determined by the knower´s point of view. It is important for sources to be considered as ways of obtaining knowledge, but is as important to question them in order to really obtain it. There are many ways and many sources to consider in the acquisition of knowledge and all of them can be thought of as reliable, at least to some extent. Science for example is considered by our western civilization as an extremely reliable source and is sometimes not questioned by regular citizens who blindly believe in it. Marx said that religion is the opium of the masses; I personally think that nowadays we could (to some extent) consider that science, because of its accuracy, strength and reliability, has a similar impact to the one Marx saw in religion at his time. Everything is and should be doubted, if in the past science had been unquestioned we would probably continue to believe that the earth is flat. Concerning the knower we might say it represents a source of knowledge in the form of authority. This particular person is known for being an expert in his area and his opinion is highly estimated by others and therefore is usually thought of as true. Authority is a commonly respected and undoubted source since it has in its favour the factor of pressure, which can be direct or indirect.
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