How do we know what we know?

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Epistemology 

Epistemology is the philosophy of knowledge. It seeks to answer the questions "What is knowledge?" and "How is knowledge acquired?" Epistemologists are philosophers who are interested in questions such as whether it is possible to have knowledge, what kind of knowledge there is, and how people come to know things.


Plato's Cave
It's just like going to the movies!



There is intuitiveness in the Hero's Journey - so how do we know it? 








Here is an example of how it can work


Here is a contemporary example 


Take the time to apply everything you have learned about the tropes. 


Take time between now and Tuesday to look at all the things you assume are true. See how many visual, literary and cultural tropes you can identify 

So I would ask that you do a puke based on how you plan to vote on Tuesday. I don't care how you vote - that is your business - but I would ask that you look at your reasons (beliefs, truths, justifications) as see how they manifest in the candidate(s) you have voted for. You can also do this in connection with any of the social or political beliefs that you have. 

What are the things that are assumed about your beliefs and truths? 

What are the misnomers about those beliefs and truths? 

Do you really see things as they are? Or do you see things as you want them to be? 




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