The Advancement of

KNOWLEDGE
By Yash and Braden
FIRST REAL-LIFE EVENT
 THOUGHT PROCESS
How does the drop of new heroes affect the value of the original heroes?
This scenario can be applied to knowledge
How does new knowledge affect the value of established?
Above knowledge question is too limiting
For this reason, we looked to another real-life situation to investigate the
advancement of knowledge
The recent WikiLeaks
 SECOND REAL-LIFE EVENT
WikiLeaks
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Advancement of Knowledge
WikiLeaks are advancing knowledge by providing true facts
Do we believe these true facts over expert opinion?
Is this the general trend for the progression of knowledge and is it
universal?
 KNOWLEDGE QUESTION

To what extent is the

advancement of knowledge
dependent on the
authenticity of knowledge?
 DEFINITIONS AND FRAMEWORK
Advancement of Knowledge: Formation of a
new idea which is held superior to previously
established knowledge

Authenticity of Knowledge: The idea that

knowledge is fundamentally true, which is adopted
to be when knowledge is held true by the super
majority of society
 CLAIM: AUTHENTICITY
Natural Science IMPORTANT
Scientific Method is the standard for creation or advancement of knowledge
Utilizes the ways of knowing of Reason and Memory
Specific Example: Advancement of the Photoelectric Effect with the replacement of classical
prediction with quantum mechanics
History
New theories are always centered around the reveal of new facts
Utilizes the ways of knowing of Reason and Intuition
Hindsight is based on the principle of having access to true knowledge
Specific Examples: Pentagon Papers, Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Iran-Contra Deal, Impeachment
Trial of Bill Clinton, WikiLeaks, etc.
Impact
Creation of new knowledge is dependent on new information
From this, logical sequences of ideas are strung together to create knowledge
This means that we constantly need discovery to have progress
Can we disregard minority then and how do we verify sources?
 COUNTEREXAMPLE TO
CONSIDER:
TRUMPS STATEMENTS
According to Politico, 70% of Trumps statements that PolitiFact checked
during the campaign were false, with only 4% being completely true
What happens when we are exposed to these lies?
Two things according to Harvard Psychologist Gilbert
1) We have to hold the lie as true for as brief of time to process and understand
the statement
Automatic
2) Mental certification process
Manual which is affected by variables such as shortage of time, energy, or conclusive
evidence
Are our opinions primarily shaped around expert opinion?
 COUNTERCLAIM: APPROPRIACY
IMPORTANT
Natural Science Example: Cell Membrane models, String theory
Reason and Intuition
Variation in preferences of Society for both Literature and Art
Emotion and Sense Perception
Theories for the outbreak of World War I changed depending on the
political viewpoints of the time
Language and Memory
Practice of religion is not evolving around the original facts but around the
current time period
Faith and Imagination
Real-Life Applications: Funding the pursuit of knowledge
 CONCLUSION
Societal construct of knowledge makes its nature inherent to be subject
to manipulation
Knowledge frameworks, and their interaction, can be understood as
human constructs, made according to the perceived needs and cultural
prevalence of an historic era
The creation of knowledge is dependent on whether society as a whole
verifies the truth assumption of the knowledge
IMPACT
If we are aware of these biases when we advance knowledge, we can focus
on advancing knowledge through facts, such as WikiLeaks