378. Knowledge is in the end based on acknowledgement.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Knowledge ultimately relies on us acknowledging its foundations.
- In plain terms
- You know things because you acknowledge them as true.
- What can you take from it?
- Acknowledge the base of your knowledge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you acknowledge as true?
- Where does your knowledge end?
Another view
Some knowledge claims exist without explicit acknowledgement.
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