The 5 Types of Knowledge and their Characteristics

The Types of knowledge Are the ways in which man acquires information and organizes the data to solve the problems presented to him.

Knowledge is the fact or the condition of knowing something through experience or association.

In philosophy, the theory of knowledge is called epistemology and deals with questions such as how much knowledge comes from experience or innate reasoning ability.

According to the tools used for the development of skills and abilities, it will be the type of knowledge, which can be: scientific, religious, empirical, intuitive and philosophical.

Main classes of knowledge

1. Scientific Knowledge

Scientific knowledge presents data that explain in an orderly and logical way the universe and its interaction between the elements that make it up, using observation and experimentation as tools for individuals to understand the processes and phenomena that occur in nature.

Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge

• It presents a hypothesis, which supports an assumption to be proved.
• It follows strict norms and leads to conclusions of objective type, indistinctly from the beliefs of the researching individuals.
• Analyzes and conceptualizes social reality.
• It creates technology and originates models that create increases in the cultural area.
• It is important because it relies on research to reach valid conclusions.
• It promotes observation in an orderly and logical way to originate knowledge.

Examples of Scientific Knowledge

• Make a detailed observation of a particular event, devise a theoretical explanation and make an analysis: The theory will then be tested to establish its validity.
• The earth has two magnetic poles
• Pain relievers decrease pain

2. Religious Knowledge

He Religious knowledge Is the set of data that form the beliefs and values ​​of a person, guiding their behavior.

It allows a person to have confidence, certainty that everything will turn out well, with faith towards something or someone, even if it can not be verified.

Characteristics of Religious Knowledge

• It is based on the beliefs of an individual, transmitted by tradition.
• They are formed through rituals and prayers that make mention of a sacred being.
• It rules and conducts a person's behavior through rules and norms that must be met and without asking.
• It presents sacred experiences, which must be imitated and admired by all.
• It produces satisfaction and security for someone who gives you confidence, to act and interact with other people, since you do not need demonstration.

Examples of Religious Knowledge

• Believing the first living beings were Adam and Eve.
• To think that Jesus was born by the work and grace of the Holy Spirit.
• Commit yourself to God and make the sign of the cross before you bathe, so that it does not hurt you.
• Believe in myths and rituals of witchcraft, because they trust an entity from beyond.

3. Empirical Knowledge

It refers to the data and information obtained by practicing something. It is acquired through experience, observation and repetition of activities, which become meanings and processes.

Characteristics of Empirical Knowledge

• It is formed by the observation and practice of real and concrete activities.
• It is obtained through the senses, selecting the processes and memorizing the information to generate other data.
• It is based on experiences that are demonstrable, because a result or product is produced, but not by a method.
• It is generated by performing an activity repeatedly or by having contact several times with process or object.
• It allows to create a model of behavior in real situations and solve them in a practical way.

Examples of Empirical Knowledge

• Learn to walk
• Speak the mother tongue, that is, the one spoken in the house.
• Acquire reading and writing.
• Identify colors, shapes, flavors.
• Make a puzzle.
• Riding a bicycle, driving a car.
• Make a meal: fry an egg, cook rice, etc.
• Plant a tree.

Four. Intuitive Knowledge

He Intuitive knowledge All that information that perceives the person of the environment of instantaneous form. It is generated by reactions to a stimulus, an idea, a need, a feeling, etc., without it being necessary to apply reason, only with intuition.

This type of knowledge allows interacting with the environment through discovery, linking the reactions provoked with other specific events, that is, relating it to other situations or experiences lived and that a meaning is obtained.

Characteristics of Intuitive Knowledge

• It helps the human being to develop in their environment and value what is indispensable for life.
• No demonstration is needed to know that it is true, as it results from the daily activities of each individual.
• It refers to the discovery of things, objects, feelings and phenomena, as it is and is presented in the day to day.
• It uses perception to give meaning to experiences and to achieve knowledge.
• It allows you to react quickly to new stimuli or situations, without having to analyze.

Examples of Intuitive Knowledge

• Identify different moods, if someone is sad, happy, nervous, happy, in love, etc.
• Recognize if a person has feelings like cold, heat, illness, discomfort.
• Reacting to a hazard in a manner consistent with a race, a shout, a jump .

5. Philosophical Knowledge

He Philosophical knowledge The set of information that a person obtains by reading, analyzing and reasoning written documents. Data that contrasts with human practice and makes value judgments.

Characteristics of Philosophical Knowledge

• It is based on the analysis and reasoning of previous documents, to generate and produce information.
• Criticism is used as a tool to detect contradictions in explanations on a topic, presented by some experts.
• Research is presented and reasoning is used as an instrument for measuring and verifying the certainty of information.
• It is analytical, through the fragmentation of the parts of an object, to know theories and other concepts both scientific and philosophical.
• It is totalizer, when integrating the infamations and the fundamentals of other areas or disciplines.
• It is historical, because it raises specific historical and social situations.
• It is systematic in presenting the arguments in a coherent and orderly manner.

Examples of Philosophical Knowledge.

• Ask questions to try to find explanations of why cultural diversity.
• Compare points of view of various experts regarding the theory of the evolution of man.

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