Lesson plan
Nescience
– The Vampire|thumb|right Nescience is the obverse of science presumes a want of trustworthy knowledge that is necessary for one to flourish. It is relevant to philosophical study and some religious traditions in which nescience is elective: the presumption that divine wisdom is able provide "better truth" than either orthodoxy or common sense or scientific consensus. There are also legal implications. The link between science and knowledge lies in belief. In general, knowledge refers to useful memories on which we depend because we experience success when deploying facts we believe to be true. The difficulty arises because "truth" is what we believe, and is liable to change as we learn, while "facts" are demonstrably stable.
Article summary
– The Vampire|thumb|right Nescience is the obverse of science presumes a want of trustworthy knowledge that is necessary for one to flourish. It is relevant to philosophical study and some religious traditions in which nescience is elective: the presumption that divine wisdom is able provide "better truth" than either orthodoxy or common sense or scientific consensus. There are also legal implications. The link between science and knowledge lies in belief. In general, knowledge refers to useful memories on which we depend because we experience success when deploying facts we believe to be true. The difficulty arises because "truth" is what we believe, and is liable to change as we learn, while "facts" are demonstrably stable.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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