Knowledge Questions

Examples

To what extent is the knowledge we employ to justify ethical decisions influenced by emotion?
To what extent do models lead to knowledge certainty in the human sciences?
To what extent does language predispose us towards shared knowledge?
To what extent do scientists have ethical responsibility regarding what they communicate?
To what extent is emotion a better guide to what is ethical than reason?
To what extent are languages and culture interrelated?
To what extent does our cultural perspective determine our ethical judgments?
To what extent is imagination necessary in the production of knowledge?

At what point do the means of knowledge acquisition become unethical?

At what point do we decide ethically to limit the application of knowledge?
At what point does assumed knowledge justify action?
At what point does shared knowledge becomes inherently beneficial?
At what point do we decide if an issue is a moral one?

What is the role of interpretation in making value judgments?

What role does authority play in determining what is valuable and acceptable?
What is the role of authority in shaping personal knowledge?
What are the implications of the production of scientific knowledge being subject to human biases?
What role does the accumulation of evidence play in the shaping of behavior?
What role does bias play in influencing our perception?
What role does language play in constructing cultural identity?
What are the implications of limitations to the access to knowledge?
What is the role of reason and emotion in making choices?
What is the role of intuition in our justifications?
What is the role of evidence in the production of knowledge?
What is the role of emotion on our sense perception?
What is the role of emotion in shaping our beliefs?
What is the role of culture in the production of knowledge in the human sciences?

In what ways might emotion and reason interact to shape our behavior?
In what ways does shared knowledge contribute to individual understanding?
In what ways does the situation of the observer affect the knowledge produced by a piece of music?
In what ways does society influence our ability to reason independently?
In what ways does the possession of knowledge carry an ethical responsibility?

How important is experience in the acquisition of knowledge?

How do we know if a prediction is valid?
How do we know where to assign responsibility for consequences?
How could we know the relation between artistic convention and artistic value?
How could we know if and when artistic freedom of expression should be limited?
How does emotion help or hinder our understanding of culture?
How do we know which perspective to believe?
How do we know when we have a moral obligation to act?
How much evidence do scientist need before they can accept a theory?