Copy and Edit

“Knowledge within a discipline develops according to the principles of natural selection.” How useful is this metaphor?

Description

Mind Map on “Knowledge within a discipline develops according to the principles of natural selection.” How useful is this metaphor?, created by Kang Dennis on 07/12/2015.
Kang Dennis
Mind Map by Kang Dennis, updated more than 1 year ago
Kang Dennis
Created by Kang Dennis over 8 years ago
116
0
0

Resource summary

“Knowledge within a discipline develops according to the principles of natural selection.” How useful is this metaphor?
  1. Principles of Natural Selection
    1. Organisms produce offspring with different traits, which can be inherited
      1. Organisms produce more offspring than can survive because the world has limited resources
        1. Offspring whose traits are best suited to their environment survive and pass on those variations to their offspring
        2. Usefulness of a metaphor
          1. Metaphors serve the purpose of comparing a familiar topic to a topic that we are not very familiar with
            1. Accurate comparison of the two topics that are being mentioned
            2. Area of knowledge
              1. History
                1. Conspiracy theories
                  1. JFK Assassination
                    1. Principles of Natural Selection applied to
                      1. Only 1 truth can be accepted, but various conspiracies are created
                        1. The false conspiracies act to strengthen the validity of the 'truth'
                        2. The 'fittest' truth (conspiracy) survives
                        3. Ways of knowing
                          1. Memory
                            1. Memory is reconstructive
                            2. Reason
                              1. Proof for the one-man theory
                              2. Emotion
                                1. Conspiracies generated from fear, uncertainty and doubt
                              3. Historians vs. Average people
                                1. Historians disregard the conspiracy theories
                                  1. 61% Americans believe it was a conspiracy (gallup poll)
                            3. Natural sciences (Biology)
                              1. Natural Selection vs. Spontaneous generation
                                1. A single theory can be accepted, but numerous hypotheses were generated
                                  1. One theory survives
                                    1. Ways of knowing
                                      1. Reason
                                        1. Louis Pasteur's experiment
                                        2. Imagination
                                          1. Beginning of Life
                                        3. Religion denying natural selection, insisting that spontaneous generation occured
                                          1. Division within the discipline
                                            1. Scientists with a political agenda?
                                      2. What qualities of knowledge within a discipline make it the 'fittest'?
                                        1. Proof?
                                          1. Agreed upon by the majority?
                                            1. Approval from authorities?
                                            Show full summary Hide full summary

                                            Want to create your own Mind Maps for free with GoConqr? Learn more.

                                            Similar

                                            Theory of Knowledge Essay Preparation
                                            Derek Cumberbatch
                                            “In gaining knowledge, each area of knowledge uses a network of ways of knowing.” Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge
                                            Julianapabab
                                            TOK mindmap “Without application in the world, the value of knowledge is greatly diminished.”
                                            Gabriela Serpa
                                            “The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
                                            Lucia Rocha Mejia
                                            “In gaining knowledge, each area of knowledge uses a network of ways of knowing.” Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge_1
                                            shobha nayar pan
                                            4. Without application in the world, the value of knowledge is greatly diminished. Consider the claim with respect to two areas of knowledge.
                                            sofia.callamand
                                            “In gaining knowledge, each area of knowledge uses a network of ways of knowing.” Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge
                                            shobha nayar pan
                                            To what extent do the concepts that we use shape the conclusions that we reach?
                                            alejandra.101672
                                            "Cuando se adquieren conocimientos, cada área de conocimiento emplea una red de formas de conocimiento." Discuta esta afirmación haciendo referencia a dos áreas de conocimiento.
                                            valentina.1015875227
                                            ¿En qué medida determinan los conceptos que empleamos las conclusiones a las que llegamos?
                                            Laura Sofia Garc
                                            "Sin la aplicación en el mundo, el valor del conocimiento disminuye en gran medida"
                                            Manueladepombo
                                            Browse Library