Knower's Perspective Is Essential For The Pursuit Of Knowledge Essay

“The knower’s perspective is essential for the pursuit of knowledge”

Is the knower’s perspective important for the pursuit of knowledge? Before answering this question let’s define what “knower’s perspective”, “essential” and “pursuit of knowledge” means. The word essential plays a huge role; by dictionary definition it means ‘of the utmost importance’. By knower’s perspective I understand the knower’s points of view which are determined by the factors like social status, age, past experience, race and gender connected with his/her interests such as music, arts, science, history, religion… And by pursuit of knowledge I understand the process of seeking information. Let’s assume that the knower’s perspective isn’t essential for the pursuit of knowledge. If this was true then people would seek information on topic they are not interested in. But people always pursue knowledge on their likes. For example my affection for music drives me to search and pursue information on the origins of music. Therefore it’s not true that the knower’s perspective isn’t essential for the pursuit of knowledge. Thus the knower’s perspective is essential for the pursuit of knowledge.

How does perspective affect the pursuit of knowledge? For so many years Religion has been the most discussed topic and that is because it has an enormous impact on people especially on their outlook. The

For instance, being a student, I go to school and I am given various homework, papers, essays, etc. When I have been given a theme, no matter of my perspective about this topic I am obliged to pursue information about it in order for me to go do my homework and receive a good grade. So some important aspects of our knowledge seeking activities have external determinants, which in this situation is my grade. I am dependent on my grade and my interests-based perspective doesn’t play a big role in my