Compare and contrast any two different ways of knowing cats. Is it possible to give any preferential status to one particular way?
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Ahana Nanavati TOK 11c October 7, 2003 Compare and contrast any two different ways of knowing cats. Is it possible to give any preferential status to one particular way? Knowledge by definition is facts, feelings or experiences known by a person or a group of people1. It is awareness, consciousness, or familiarity gained by experience or learning. It is erudition learning. There are various ways of knowing. The categorized ways of knowing include emotion, reason, language and perception. Emotion is derived from the body, within the heart, which gives human beings the capacity to respond to knowledge imaginatively. Reason and logic are derived from empirical evidence. Language is the tool with which humans communicate knowledge. It is also a tool of thought. Lastly, perception is the knowledge or understanding gained through the uses of the five senses. Scientific inquiry lies under the category of reason and logic, whereas personal experience lies...

