Describing the philosophical foundations of the consumer of research and the trends and developments of social and behavioral science investigation concerns how empiricism relates to quantitative research methodology framed verifiable experience and/or observation rather use of pure logic or theory. The ideology of quantitative research looks to real world data...

Although there are five different definitions of the word knowledge, the first listing in the Merriam-Webster dictionary is sufficient for this discussion. The word is defined as follows, “Knowledge is defined as (1): the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association. With use of...

In each of the pieces of literature, “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, “Much Madness is divinest Sense” by Emily Dickinson, and “The Birthmark” by Nathanial Hawthorne, one of the most profound and somewhat subtle implied claims of knowledge and individual power is that knowledge and power are the natural...

British journalist Miles Kington is credited with coining the phrase, “Knowledge is knowing a tomato is fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. This quote has been peppered lightly throughout our modern culture, but it has a much deeper meaning than just being the cool new slogan...

The most foundational discipline in all of philosophy is epistemology. Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that focuses on the study of knowledge. Knowledge can be accessed through different means, including memory, learning and language. Questions in epistemology include ‘What are the different types of knowledge?’, ‘Is their more to...