Knowledge issue : To what extent do animals have language? (non-animals)
- Language is how a group of animals/humans communicate with each other through a verbal process that is specific to the different species using variated structures and sounds.
Examples
- Dogs barking
- Alex the parrot learning shapes and numbers
- Kanzi the bonobo ape learning how to speak via a lexigram
In my opinion, language is a subjective state of mind in which all mammals use. It is stated that the definition of language is when species communicate through their vocal cords, so just because words aren't literally being spoken, animals can still communicate with each other through sounds.
These sounds can display different emotions, such as if a dog is barking, the other dogs can tell the current mood of the dog. This comes across in human beings as well, any human can display sadness in a voice, or aggression.
So as a conclusion, language is spoken across all mammals, just using different techniques than human beings.
Further knowledge questions
- What obligations do the knowledge rich have to the knowledge poor?
- How do we distinguish what we know from what we don’t know?
In this article, the author explains the important aspect of how language can hold the answer. It is proven that language helps us learn novel categories, and it licenses our unusual ability to operate on an abstract plane, Dr. Lupyan said. The problem is that after a category has been learned, it can distort the memory of specific objects, getting between us and the rest of the non-abstract world. So I defiantly agree with the findings of Dr.Lupyan and believe language plays a vital role as a connection to our sense perception.
Further knowledge questions
- How does auditory perception influence first impressions on a piece of text?
What is the Role of Sense Perception in Science? - In ESS, we observed several beans in a bag, and we had to find the colored ones. Perception problems In some cases, people have been found to have no response within the amygdala, which means they cannot emotionally process certain things. Capgras Syndrome, also known as Capgras Delusion, is the irrational belief that a familiar person or place has been replaced with an exact duplicate — an impostor. Blind sight is when you can't process the emotions found in facial expressions, giving them only a 60% chance of identifying the facial expression correctly.
So far our argument has been that sensory perception is this lens through which we perceive everything around us, this suggests that we have to actually see, feel, smell, touch, or taste something to perceive it. To a certain extent, what we perceive is shared knowledge, however we need to consider that knowledge is not merely obtained from external sources but also internal sources (ex. personal) Two main ways of knowing that influence personal knowledge are intuition and imagination sensory perception is therefore not only external since it can be internally imagined as well.
Further knowledge questions :
In what sense is a community of knowers like bees constructing the labyrinths of their hive or a
The theory of sense perception includes the basis of identifying certain objects that we can see, feel, hear or smell. It looks at how we interpret and understand the things we know and sense.
Definition
- Perception is reality
- Directly detected through sensory organs
- Perceptual relativity (different from each individual)
- Variation among individuals
- Variation in your own body (different food tastes different depending on the time of the day)
- The are mind-independent objects (the chairs don't depend on your existence about them)
- Meditated through the senses
- Artificial stimulus of brain produces "real" sensations
- Effects indistinguishable from reality
- Veil of perception (make you think and see things differently- indirect realism - the veil coming in is being shaped by the brain)
- We don't perceive external objects themselves - We perceive sense and data that are produced in our minds by external things (for example, a bent mirror in a fun house)
- The founder of realism is BishopBerkeley (the not-so-naive but totally crazy theory of perception)
- "To be is to be perceived or to be perceive"
Does Language Influence our view of the World? "The idea that the language you speak affects the way that you think sounds sort of obvious, one of those things you just assume. Speak French all day and you'll start thinking stylishly; speak Swedish all the time and start feeling really good about taxation. But what exactly is the relationship between what goes on in your head and the words you use? If, say, the Swedish didn't have a word for taxation (they do; it'sbeskattning), would they be able to conceive of it?
The principle of linguistic relativity is sometimes called the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, or Whorfianism, after the linguist who made it famous, Benjamin Lee Whorf. Put simply, Whorf believed that language influences thought. In his 1940 essay, Science and Linguistics, influenced by Einsteinian physics, Whorf described his "new principle of relativity, which holds that all observers are not led by the same physical evidence to the same picture of the universe, unless their linguistic backgrounds are similar". His research appeared to show that speakers of different kinds of language were, as a result of those language differences, cognitively different from one another."
Epistemology is the study of knowing. It deals with the nature of knowledge, how do we know things, what do we know, (from experience and learning about a certain things) why we know, is what we know true, and what are the limits of knowledge.
What is Genetic Epistemology?
GENETIC EPISTEMOLOGY attempts to explain knowledge, and in particular scientific knowledge, on the basis of its history, its sociogenesis, and especially the psychological origins of the notions and operations upon which it is based. These notions and operations are drawn in large part from common sense, so that their origins can shed light on their significance as knowledge of a somewhat higher level. But genetic epistemology also takes into account, wherever possible, formalisation - in particular, logical formalisations applied to equilibrated thought structures and in certain cases to transformations from one level to another in the development of thought, as stated by Jean Piaget (1968)
Ways of Knowing (flimsier)
Faith
Language
Imagination
Memory
Sense Perception
Intuition
Emotion
Reason
Areas of Knowledge (HH Marine)
History
Human Science
Math
Arts
Religious Knowledge
Indigenous Knowledge
Natural Science
Ethics
Further knowledge questions :
- How can one decide when one model/explanation/theory is better than another?
- How can we judge whether one model is better than another?
When should we trust our senses? Sense perception is the active, selective and interpretive process of recording or becoming conscious of the external world. It is the channel of communication between the outside world and us. Therefore it is an important dimension of our understanding of the world. Much of what human beings acquire from the world around us is perceived by our senses; Sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. They receive and, together with rationality, inevitably process and interpret every bit of information. Hence, most of our perception of the ultimately unattainable reality depends crucially on the nature of our sense organs, since they are the ones that essentially provide a channel of communication between our insides and the world outside.
Further Knowledge questions :
- To what degree is sense perception NOT reliable?
How old are you? How might your age affect both what you know and your attitude toward gaining knowledge? I am 17 years old, an age stuck in adolescence in the midst of challenges and trying to overcome my fears. During this years, my attitude towards knowledge can easily be affected as my experience in this world is still young and I have not discovered my full potential yet.
What is your mother tongue? What other languages do you speak? How might your particular language(s) affect your knowledge? I am a native Danish speaker but I was raised in Sweden. I speak English, Danish and Swedish fluently. As I speak many different languages, my knowledge is affected since I experience different cultures and experiences throughout the countries i've lived in.
What sex are you? Does your gender role affect how you see the world? Does it influence your expectations of what knowledge you should gain in your education? I am a male which therefore means i've been socio - culturally shaped around the world we live in, resulting in different knowledge about different topics, often being given different exceptions as compared to females.
Did you grow up in an urban area or a rural one? How might living in the countryside affect what and how you know I grew up in an urban area which meant I was surrounded by city folks, giving me different impressions of the world we live in, as I never saw the country side and how things operated under a calm and uncivilized matter.
Have you always had enough to eat, felt safe and been able to get an education? How do you think that having these needs met – or not met – affect your present knowledge? Throughout my lifetime, I've always been blessed with the opportunity of warm water, food and a roof above my head. This means i've been shaped in a safe environment, giving the impression that everyone essentially has the same features and gives me the chance to not worry about my well-being and other factors.
How do cultural influences affect how you see the world? Do you identify with a particular culture? Since I am a bilingual speaker with the experience of living in 5 countries throughout my lifetime, I've seen different cultures around Europe. However I believe my culture lies within
Are there any particular field of knowledge appeal to you strongly? Does your interest affect your current knowledge and your knowledge goals for the future?
I have a strong interest for the business world, having done several internships over the summer, I have gained a strong knowledge within the business world. Due to my interest, I have started researching deeper and began to extend my knowledge.
