ipl-logo

Consensus And Disagreement In The Pursuit Of Knowledge

1179 Words5 Pages

Consensus and disagreement both play a role in the production of knowledge, whether it is necessary or not is up for discussion. This claim implies that in order to have a knowledge that is “robust”, by expert opinion, we must have two conflicting perspectives on the topic at hand. “Robust” is a term used to discuss the quality and value that is placed on the knowledge that we discover. ‘Robust knowledge’ can be referred to as a knowledge that is applicable universally to a wide range of things; one that has practical use or application. ‘Consensus’ Is basing knowledge on the fact that everyone, or at least most people agree that something is knowledge, whilst disagreement is the exact opposite. I agree with the claim that you must have …show more content…

This is because disagreement depending on the situation hinders the process of consensus by creating a hiatus in the process of the development of knowledge. The pursuit of knowledge through disagreement could be obstructed by human emotions and the accompanied biases which transcend logical reasoning; religion and age-old traditions that virtually descended into the hands of their followers are common examples. In such cases, disagreement, either fails to penetrate human thinking or else, serves to further strengthen the existing belief. Similarly, reasoning (inductive or deductive) help the two parties demonstrate the truth in their arguments. Therefore, certain ways of knowing can influence the extent to which disagreement may aid or hinder the pursuit of knowledge. An example of disagreement hindering the production of knowledge would be the crisis in Myanmar, their Buddhist government doesn’t like the Muslim minorities the Rohingya, the government at the time is not recognizing them as citizens. Here we see disagreement between people because of religion, leading to a hiatus in consensus of peace amongst people driven by faith and emotion. Overall the people can’t move forward together, pausing the development of the Myanmar people, because of a division created by disagreement. Here we see that disagreement does not lead to consensus hindered by …show more content…

Such as the role of slavery in the civil war, while it’s inherently up to the historian to say to what extent slavery was the cause of the war. Though it’s role is subjective and up to the historian it has been widely accepted up until the rise of the alt right in 2016. Beliefs that were inherently subjective but yet were accepted until disagreement between liberalism and conservatism led to doubt in belief. Giving more insight, and a more robust knowledge on a topic. In conclusion as seen throughout the natural sciences, religion and history we can see that disagreement creates doubt which further informs others on a certain topic, and that disagreement is the process that leads to consensus and overall a robust knowledge. In terms it is seen that to have robust knowledge you must have both consensus and

Show More
Related
1611 Words | 7 Pages

Today's world is primarily based on facts. People believe that anything that has higher factual and scientific data has more legitimacy than the data with limited information. The legitimacy of any claims is totally based on the extent of information related to the field. However, that may not always be the case, and sometimes higher level of information related to any subject may cause the person to be confused and makes it harder for them to take any decision. In Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell brings the same concept in his book.

Read More
575 Words | 3 Pages

Erin Rall History 113 Professor Townsend 11/14/15 Missouri Statehood: Compromise or Conflict According to Oxford Dictionaries, compromise is defined as an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions (Oxford University Press). Although compromise is usually the best solution to resolve a conflict, it does not always work.

Read More
861 Words | 4 Pages

Barry uses this to show how researchers must make decisions on how to do something while not having a very structured knowledge foundation for that specific topic of interest. Together, the uses of these similar structures allows for a more cohesive train of thought about the characteristics of scientific

Read More
837 Words | 4 Pages

the less you handle controversy (61). " For the 21st-century, this is true as well. Certain groups want things taken away while others don 't. And as this population grows bigger, the more people argue, and the harder it is to control. One way this is controlled is by destroying anything negative about agroup.

Read More
434 Words | 2 Pages

“Disagreement produces debate, but dissent produces dissension.” Dissent, most of the times involves more emotion than disagreement, which might make it seem like “a cause of all others,” but it is not. During a disagreement where there are two people arguing dissent has to be in the opposition for there to be even a real argument. For example, if two people: one a volleyball fan and another a basketball fan, who both disagree on what sport is better than there's gonna be some sorta dissent involved. Though eventually an agreement can be made, there must have been some dissent present because if either person actually considered the other, there would be no argument.

Read More
550 Words | 3 Pages

Dissent in America is an extremely pressing problem that we, as a country, should address. In the excerpt from Daniel J. Boorstin’s The Decline of Radicalism, Boorstin stresses this issue in our country today- stating that dissension is the cause of all problems in the United States of America. Defined simply, disagreement means the state of being at a variance or a quarrel. When two parties agree to disagree, this can be called a disagreement. Dissent, means to withhold opinions contrary to what is acceptable and right.

Read More
876 Words | 4 Pages

Everyone has their own opinions on different topics. Some arguments may be more clear than others, but they exist. Some debates on arguments should end, but people always find a way to argue the other side. For example the argument on student debt has been going for a long time. To many, student debt should be eliminated, which makes sense in order to improve our economy.

Read More
675 Words | 3 Pages

Societies cannot advance when they restrain a mindset of learning and knowledge from their people because learning is essential to any sort of scientific or technological advancements. Without advancement in society, knowledge is left to remain stagnant and even

Read More
549 Words | 3 Pages

Despite how much you may dislike it or try to avoid it, arguing is a natural part of life. Most people would not think that arguing is a natural way of balancing things out, but it is. Although there isn’t necessarily a right way to argue, there are definitely wrong ways to argue, which will most likely lead to bigger problems than the original problem. Clearly, no one taught us how to argue, but just like we are influenced to do a lot of things in life, the way we disagree with one another and accept criticism is one. In today’s society, technology has played a major role in influencing the way we argue and disagree with one another.

Read More
1185 Words | 5 Pages

As a result, disagreements arise since there will be different interpretations of the fact. Different cultural backgrounds and our ideologies affect our interpretation. Firstly, it is important to define what a fact is and then to specify it to a discipline: the natural sciences and

Read More
1022 Words | 5 Pages

People disagree with each other, it is a fact of life. No matter if it is about how water is or is not wet or whether you put the milk or the cereal in the bowl first, people will always disagree. Everyone has small arguments with each other, but they always have something similar in common. Everyone has different opinions depending on where they are coming from or what they believe in. In the movie High Noon and the story “The Most Dangerous Game”, there are characters who have different opinions that disagree because of what they are surrounded by.

Read More
374 Words | 2 Pages

1. Is there a version of history, specifically American History that has an interpretation that is not politically motivated? Does the success of a historical interpretation require political motivations? The early consensus history was founded on republicanism and depicted the founding fathers in a positive light, specifically, George Washington as an unblemished paragon of virtue. However, consensus history also elevated the status of Anglo-Saxon Americans.

Read More
431 Words | 2 Pages

Introduction In this essay, I will be comparing Deontology to Utilitarianism. I will attempt to substantiate why I am justified in arguing that Deontology is a superior moral theory than Utilitarianism. A Discussion of the Main Elements of Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a moral theory developed by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham (1947 – 1832) and refined by fellow countryman John Stuart Mill (1806 – 1873).

Read More
786 Words | 4 Pages

2.3.1 Locher’s (2004) Theory of Disagreement Locher (2004) divides eight categories of expressing disagreement, consisting of the use of hedges, giving personal or emotional reasons for disagreeing, the use of modal auxiliaries, shifting responsibility, stating objections in the form of question, the use of but, repeating an utterance by next or the same speaker, and non-mitigated disagreement. Locher (2004, p.96) also adds explanation whether each category is threatening one’s face or not. This term is called Face Threatening Act (FTA). FTA is something that said by the speaker that represents a threat to another person’s expectation regarding self image.

Read More
1011 Words | 5 Pages

Conflict resolution as a field of study as indicated has formed hypothetical bits of knowledge into the nature and source of conflict and how conflicts can be resolved through peaceful systems to effectuate a dependable settlement. Morton Deutsch, was the first to form and understanding into the helpful results of collaboration as a scholastic enquiry. In his view, various variables like the way of the debate and the objectives every group in a conflict goes for are crucial in deciding the sort of introduction a group would convey to the negotiation table in its endeavor to unravel the conflict (Morton Deucth, 1985, p.24). To him, two essential orientations do exist. These are competitive and cooperative.

Read More

More about Consensus And Disagreement In The Pursuit Of Knowledge

Related Topics

Open Document