The Causes and Effect of "Knowledge as Virtue" in Western Traditional Epistemology

Philosophy and Culture 31 (7):3-18 (2004)
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Getting Started as a philosophy of "Theory of Knowledge", in the traditional philosophical thinking is presented in the object's "true", but on the body shape of the "beyond attributes" one. Thus, the objective theory of knowledge, philosophy has always been locked in the body to establish a "metaphysics." In with the metaphysical principle of principles, on to the implementation to use the philosophy of ethics. This theory of knowledge from metaphysics to ethics by thinking into the road, forever new, and immutable. "Knowing that virtue" of the statement shows, but it is jumping from the knowledge on the road to ethics, metaphysics during and after the interface is not. However, regardless of the function of the theory of knowledge, or of meta-ethics, "knowing that the virtue" of the proposition, whether for or against, are thousands of years of philosophical thought in the topic of rheology. Since Socrates proposed that "knowledge is virtue" since the proposition, knowledge and virtue on the end of the bond. "Knowing that virtue" of Italy with the one means that the theory of knowledge and the close connection between ethics, and second, represents the intellectual and moral relations. "Knowing that virtue" in the philosophy of Socrates, is the "Zhiru own" parallel and simultaneous development. "Virtuous both" the demands of intellectuals and the exclusion of those "talented non-German," the scholar, in the "knowledge as virtue," the proposition, fully exposed. On the other hand, in the "persons and things," the relationship between the development of rheology, the one with "everything becomes possible" pride, "dominate" the material world, and the other is the "coexistence" of mind, "enjoy" material the world. The former created a natural science, which developed the art; natural sciences provide a variety of human material needs, but to enhance the people's spirit of artistic enjoyment. In the face of natural science and art, humanity suddenly conscious ability to self: you can dominate the physical world, but also into natural things. Bacon of the French phrase "knowledge is power ', seems more than" knowing that Germany "more attractive heart. But that way, "both virtuous' demands, was virtually cut, or even loss of function of checks and balances, and" talent without virtue "of intellectual swell, will be difficult to get; and moral world will be greatly diminished. "Knowing that virtue" of the study, which also have the need and urgency. In the development of traditional philosophical thought, the truthfulness of the object of "epistemology" is one of the "transcendental attributes" of metaphysical entity. Therefore, the goal of epistemology is always to build the "metaphysics" of the entity of philosophy. Once the metaphysical principles are established, it will be thereby realized in the ethics of the usage of philosophy. The approach from epistemology to metaphysics and then to ethics is everlasting and invariable. "Knowledge as virtue" shows an approach that jumps from epistemology to ethics, without going through metaphysics. But, no matter in the investigation of the functions of epistemology or in the exploration of meta-ethics, the proposition "knowledge as virtue" is an issue in the evolution of philosophical thought for thousands of years. Knowledge and virtue have always been intertwined ever since Socrates brought out the proposition of knowledge as virtue. "" Knowledge as virtue "refers first to the close connection between epistemology and ethics and second to the relation between intellectuals and virtues. In Socrates' philosophical thought," knowledge as virtue "developed parallel and synchronic to" know thyself. "In the proposition of" knowledge as virtue, "we can see clearly the claims of intellectuals who have talent and virtue while rejecting the scholars who have talent rather than virtue. On the other hand, regarding the development of the relationship between "Man and Nature," one is the verve of "Man can conquer Nature as well as dominate the material world", and the other is the state of mind of "living together" and "appreciating "the material world. The former develops natural science while the latter creates art; natural science satisfies man's material needs while art elevates his spiritual pleasure. Confronted with natural science and art, man suddenly becomes aware of his own ability to dominate the material world and transform the natural things. "Knowledge is power," as Francis Bacon once said, sounds more appealing than "knowledge as virtue." But in that case, the claim of "talent with virtue" is somehow diminished or loses its function to balance, while the inflation of intelligence made by "talent without virtue" would be hard to be dealt with, and the moral world will lose its power. Therefore we can see the necessity and urgency of the exploration of "knowledge as virtue."

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