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To what extent does emotion hinder the construction of knowledge? (Podcast…
To what extent does emotion hinder the construction of knowledge? (Podcast regarding Yellow Rain)
Claim
Emotion can affect how we perceived things
Becomes more subjective, affects the validity of information
An issue can have two perspectives, meaning two different emotions
Emotion can affect how we communicate information
Things could be exaggerated, or biased subconsciously or consciously
Emotion can affect the absorption of information
If we truly believe in something, or have strong emotional connection, it is hard to go against it
Counter-claim
Emotion does not take into play when considering factual information
Information like the year can not be hindered according to emotion
AOK
History
Arts
Ethics
Indigenous/religious knowledge systems
KF
Scope and Application
Depending on how the information is scoped and applied, emotion can be or not be involved.
For example, for the podcast, the knowledge was used to explain history. The interviewee's emotion took place as she did not want the wrong history to be stated.
Methodology
Some AOK's require just scientific information, regardless of whether they actually observed it or not. Therefore, emotion can not affect knowledge construction (counter-claim)
Ex: Natural Sciences
Some AOK's are more subjective (claim)
Historical Development
Regarding history, writing was a great invention to knowledge construction. However, bias and emotion can take a huge impact in the information (claim)
Objects such as photography made information less emotional-affected.
WOK
Emotion
Language
Sense preception
Intuition
Imagination
Faith
Links to PK
We apply these knowledge to our personal lives, which may be emotionally influenced
By understanding this question, one may look at information cynically, depending on the AOK