Forms of knowledge

MEANING AND FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE.

1. BY: NISHAT ANJUM. FORMS OF KNOWLEGE

2. Meaning and concept of knowledge Knowledge stands for:- F acts information and skills acquired by a person through experience or education. The theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. A wareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation K nowledge is a meaningful structure of facts into some relationships .

3. Importance of Knowledge Knowledge is a powerful and important part of life. A famous Sanskrit verse says that ‘ an educated person is honoured everywhere’.. Power of knowledge should not be used for a destructive purpose.

4. Characteristics of knowledge Knowledge is like wealth, the more he gets, the more he craves. Knowledge never decays. Facts and values are the basis of the structures of knowledge. Knowledge is boundless It exists to be imparted.

5. Types of Knowledge PRIORI KNOWLEDGE POSTERIORI KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCED KNOWLEDGE .

6. The literal meaning of  a priori  is  from before  or  from earlier . A priori is the knowledge that is attained independently of experience. It means there are certain assumptions that one can take for granted. This knowledge is non-empirical. (empirical means originating or based on observation or experience) PRIORI KNOWLEDGE

7. A posteriori literally mean  from what comes later  or  from what comes after . It is the knowledge which is gained through experience. A posteriori knowledge depends on experimental ; l evidence or warrant. This knowledge is empirical, arrived at afterword. Truths of physics, chemistry, and biology are instances of a posteriori knowledge. POSTERIORI KNOWLEDGE

8. EXPERIENCED KNOWLEDGE . It is always tentative and cannot exist prior to experience or be conducted from observation .

9. Knowledge is power. Information is liberation. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, and every family.

10. Conclusion Knowledge creation is best performed by universities. As a learning and knowledge organization, universities should empower their libraries to develop campus- wide knowledge management systems. It is now time for libraries to reposition themselves in the central stage of and as a leading player in knowledge management.

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