| − | '''Knowledge''' is the sum of what is known. There are said to be various kinds of knowledge: knowledge of matters of contingent fact ([[empiricism|empirical knowledge]]), knowledge of necessary truths ([[a priori knowledge]]), and knowledge of matters of gods and religions ([[knowledge in the biblical sense|divine knowledge]]). This can mean that what constitutes 'knowledge', despite the concept involving incontrovertibility, is in fact contested around the world, between religions, amongst historians, scientists etc. | + | '''Knowledge''' is the sum of what is known. There are said to be various kinds of knowledge: knowledge of matters of contingent fact ([[empiricism|empirical knowledge]]), knowledge of necessary truths (a priori knowledge), and knowledge of matters of [[god]]s and [[religion]]s ([[knowledge in the biblical sense|divine knowledge]]). This can mean that what constitutes 'knowledge', despite the concept involving incontrovertibility, is in fact contested around the world, between religions, among historians, scientists etc. |
| − | Many believe that sharing of knowledge is the best way to increase knowledge. Others believe so firmly in one kind of knowledge that they fear learning. Encyclopedias often contain a wealth of 'knowledge' unless they espouse only one single type of knowledge in which case they seem to become repositories of 'opinion'. | + | Many believe that sharing of knowledge is the best way to increase knowledge. Others believe so firmly in one kind of knowledge that they fear learning. [[Encyclopedia]]s often contain a wealth of 'knowledge' unless they espouse only one single type of knowledge in which case they seem to become repositories of 'opinion'. |
| | Knowledge is opposed to mere [[subjective opinion]], or the body of facts, truths, or principles accumulated in the course of time. | | Knowledge is opposed to mere [[subjective opinion]], or the body of facts, truths, or principles accumulated in the course of time. |