Publisher's Synopsis
Introduction I compiled this "Book of Knowledge (Facts we should know about the U.S.)" because Knowledge become wisdom, which can include information, facts, descriptions, or skills acquired through experience or education. It can refer to the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. It can be implicit (as with practical skill or expertise) or explicit (as with the theoretical understanding of a subject); and it can be more or less formal or systematic. Topics included in this book: Conceptions of God The American Civil War Mount Rushmore Events of Note (U.S. History) The Fifty United States of America The Presidents & Vice Presidents of the U. S. Entrepreneurs and Innovators Charters of Freedom The Game of Chess Plato believed that we learn in this life by remembering knowledge originally acquired in a previous life, and that the soul already has all knowledge, and we learn by recollecting what in fact the soul already knows. Plato's second analysis is that true belief is knowledge. Socrates disproves this by saying that when a jury believes a defendant is guilty by just hearing the prosecuting attorney's rambling, rather than of any solid evidence, it cannot be said to know that the accused is guilty even if, in fact, he it; here the jury's true judgment falls short of being knowledge. Plato's third analysis is that true belief accompanied by a rational account is knowledge, whereas true belief unaccompanied by a rational account is distinct from knowledge. The only problem with this analysis revolves around the word account. All interpretations of account are deemed inadequate. These analyses prove to be an excellent example of the attacking the inadequate theories of knowledge, but it does not prove an answer to what knowledge is. Knowledge to me is researching and getting facts on a subject matter. My answer to attaining knowledge is one of the greatest asset a human can acquire during their lifetime. The internet was the tool that made it possible for me to acquire information on knowledge, that made it possible for me to compile this "Book of Knowledge (Facts we should know about the U.S.)" for the reader enjoyment and get much needed education on the facts. Therlee Gipson (the author)
