what is the problem of epistemology?
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Epistemology is the branch of philosophy which studies the nature and standards of knowledge. The big problem of epistemology is known as the "Problem of Universals".  This problem deals with the relationship of abstractions to concretes, that is ideas relation to facts.
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Are you ready for this?  This is a branch of philosophy called epistemology, or the the study of knowledge.  In order to answer how you really know what you think you know, you first have to know what knowledge is.  That isn't easy either.  In fact, how do I even know I exist and that I'm sitting at this computer typing and am not simply a brain in the jar in some mad scientists laboratory?  (Metaphysics)
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Osho once said, 'life is not a problem to be solved, its a mystery to be lived'.\nEverything in this world is a mystery.It is the same with ghosts too.They might exist ,who knows.\nThose who believe that they don't exist are wrong, because they have not experienced it themselves.\nThere are many things beyond our vision and capacity.
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IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.\n\n"In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner of later: the logic of their position demanded it. Not merely the validity of experience, but the very existence of external reality was tacitly denied by their philosophy."
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great human philosophy..leave every problem behind the borders and then the problem doesn't exist anymore. when is this world gonna realise that we have global issues, and we all need to deal with them??\n\n(a dutch guy living in romania)
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what kind of problem?
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A few years ago, Stephen Hawkings delivered a public lecture about "the end of physics", and conceded that Godel's theorem suggests that we're not ever going to reach "the ultimate theory of everything".  Here's a link containing his lecture.  In short, Godel's theorem, which orginally concerned logical theory, proves that it's not possible to know for any given number of assumptions accepted to be true, there won't exist statements that cannot be decided as a fact or not based on those assumptions.  Hawkings suggests that no matter what "ultimate theory of everything" we come up for physics, there could always be phenomenon not explanable by it.
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There is a problem in quantum mechanics known as the "measurement" problem. Quantum mechanics shows us that particles only have a chance of being found within a certain region, they don't have a definite location.\n\nThe problem is that we have absolutely NO idea how the particles "decide" where to be when we measure them. There have been alot of serious proposals for a solution, but no one is sure.\n\nOne solution is termed the "Manyworlds" scenario, in which a particle is found at -every- location, in an infinite number of "parallel" universes.\n\nSince quantum mechanical effects started taking place as soon as matter was formed (an unimaginably small fraction of a second after the big bang), the Manyworlds theory suggests that since then, and infinite number of alternate universes have been and continue to be formed at every moment in time.
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I don’t agree with the premise of the question.  Knowledge is provable.  Knowledge not provable is a guess that sometimes rises to the level of a hypothesis.  Without the proff it has no value.
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this is my humble understanding,Ok, what I understand from the Relevancy; collateral matters. there must be an evidence such a relativity to the fact in issue as to persuade belief in its being or absence. Evidence on collateral matters shall not be permissible, except for when it tends to be any reasonable degree to establish the probability or improbability of the fact in issue.
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What is axiomatic need not be proved by experience. The data collected only confirms the fact.\n\nThe previous answerer 'libido' sounds like a drop out from the degree college. She does not have elementary knowledge of epistemology and by just quoting Socrates and M.N. Roy an unknown Indian Marxist,  one just can not address such serious issues.\n\n 'Empiricism', 'Truth' and 'Blasphemy' are very ambiguous words and unless one is sure about its philosophic connotation, the debate can not proceed. Rather, we will be landing in total confusion using high sounding words with the least regard to the grammatical norms. 'libido' who loves to brag as a 'rationalist' to please take care of the grammar while framing sentences in English. It is certainly not a proletarian platform for the pseudo Marxists! It is a bourgeoisie club to exchange novel ideas and not ignorance. Beware!
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be more specific? give the problem maybe?
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thought, knowledge, reason, observation
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What is the issue that you are asking about?
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Wonderful question!!!\nBy definition, a problem is any stimulus, question, task, phenomenon, or discrepancy, the explanation for\nwhich is not immediately known. Thus, we are interested in focusing on student performance under those\nchallenging conditions that demand strategic reasoning, insightfulness, perseverance, creativity, and\ncraftsmanship to resolve a complex problem. Not only are we interested in how many answers students\nknow, but also in knowing how to behave when they DON'T know. Habits of Mind are performed in response\nto those questions and problems the answers to which are NOT immediately known. We are interested in\nobserving how students produce knowledge rather than how they merely reproduce knowledge. The critical\nattribute of intelligent human beings is not only having information, but also knowing how to act on it.\nA "Habit of Mind” means having a disposition toward behaving intelligently when confronted with problems,\nthe answers to which are not immediately known. When humans experience dichotomies, are confused by\ndilemmas, or come face to face with uncertainties--our most effective actions require drawing forth certain\npatterns of intellectual behavior. When we draw upon these intellectual resources, the results that are\nproduced through are more powerful, of higher quality and greater significance than if we fail to employ those\npatterns of intellectual behaviors.\nEmploying "Habits of Mind" requires a composite of many skills, attitudes cues, past experiences and\nproclivities. It means that we value one pattern of thinking over another and therefore it implies choice\nmaking about which pattern should be employed at this time. It includes sensitivity to the contextual cues\nin a situation which signal this as an appropriate time and circumstance in which the employment of this\npattern would be useful. It requires a level of skillfulness to employ and carry through the behaviors\neffectively over time. It suggests that as a result of each experience in which these behaviors were\nemployed, the effects of their use are reflected upon, evaluated, modified and carried forth to future\napplications\nHABITS OF MIND ATTEND TO: .\n·  Value: Choosing to employ a pattern of intellectual behaviors rather than other, less\nproductive patterns.\n·  Inclination: Feeling the tendency toward employing a pattern of intellectual behaviors.\n·  Sensitivity: Perceiving opportunities for, and appropriateness of employing the pattern of\nbehavior.\n·  Capability: Possessing the basic skills and capacities to carry through with the behaviors.\n·  Commitment: Constantly striving to reflect on and improve performance of the pattern of\nintellectual behavior.
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"Why do people feel there needs to be an answer for everything?"\n\nPeople feel this way because we are conditioned to accept blame for problems that are sometimes beyond our control. It seems personal when we can't find a solution or don't know an answer. Have you ever tried to get someone to admit they don't know something? It's almost impossible because people feel "out of control" and "helpless" when they have to admit there are things that can't be resolved. However, MANY problems aren't problems at all. It's more that people don't want to give up their belief that they can "fix" other people.
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So, what is wrong with truth?