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Within areas of knowledge, how can we differentiate between change and…

- - - - a verb: make (someone or something) different; alter or modify. Keywords being: different, alter, modify.
      - a verb: replace (something) with something else, especially something of the same kind that is newer or better; substitute one thing for (another).
      - a noun: an act or process through which something becomes different. In other words, an action or process that causes something to become different.
  - - - noun/verb: forward or onward movement towards a destination. In other words, moving forward towards a destination or in time, advancing.
      - noun/verb: development towards an improved or more advanced condition. In other words, development towards a better or more advanced stage.
    - - Is the change in question an objective improvement or a subjective improvement?
      - Is the goal that the AOK progresses towards objective or subjective?
    - - How does this help achieve our goal?
      - Does this solve the underlying challenges?
      - Does this create other challenges that we need to solve in the future?
  - - - Separate clearly, showing their differences
    - - Relate everything back to AOK
    - - One's perspective can decide whether they perceive something as change or progress. Progress can be subjective.
  - - - Progress can be finding a new discovery or disproving a theory
    - - Change is a clear event that happens sometimes. But it is unclear what would count as progress.
      - Protestant reformation (1500s)
    - - What counts as progress?
    - - Similar to natural sciences
    - - A chauvinist wouldn't see the suffragette movement as progress.
      - Philosophy
      - Ethics
      - Politics
- - - - The aim of the natural sciences is the pursuit of scientific knowledge to reach the truth - an objective goal. This is achieved using the scientific method, where a theory is presented and them is attempted to be falsified. The reason the two cannot be differentiated is because whether the theory is falsified or not, the goal is still achieved. This is an example of objective improvements, as it is clear, no matter the perspective, that any change is progress.
        
        For example, if the theory is proved to be true, then it becomes scientific knowledge and adds to the bank of knowledge, making scientists one step closer to the truth. On the other hand, if the theory is falsified, scientists will then know that that particular perception of the world is wrong, therefore they are one step closer to the truth.
        
        As Thomas Edison said: "I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward."
      - This is the case from the perspective of scientists, as their goal is the pursuit of scientific knowledge.
        
        However, from a non-expert standpoint, the implications or applications of advancements in the natural sciences are focal point when distinguishing between change and progress. This leads us to the point that we can differentiate between change and progress.
  - - - This is the case when moving from one theory to another, provided they are both disproved later. This does not improve the depth or quantity of knowledge in that field, so it does not count as progress.
        
        The belief that the Earth was flat changed to a sphere, then changed to an ellipsoid.
    - - Progress would be any discovery that improves one's quality of life.
        
        For example, Haber's method to produce ammonia fertilizer industrially, which solved the foot shortages issue of the time.
      - Change would be a discovery that has a net negative impact on people's lives.
        
        For example, the Haber and his colleague's contribution to the creation of explosives using ammonia and nitric acid, and Haber's involvement in creating chemical weapons. Both of these killed many people.
        
        It is also debatable as to who detriments from the discovery.
        
        In the Haber example, it was crucial for the survival of the German soldiers that the chemical weapons were made, otherwise Germany would not stand a chance against their opponents. Therefore, these weapons of mass destruction benefitted them.
        
        However, one can argue, from an ethical standpoint, the it is the net benefit or detriment that should be used to judge these discoveries by looking at the impact on humanity as a whole. As the creation of the weapons only fueled the bloodshed, and it can be argued that it would have been preferable had the war stopped then.
- - - - Tax cuts are seen as offering progress, but who is it that benefits?
- - - - Progress can be classified as any development made that improves an artist's ability to achieve one of these aims.
        
        This also highlights the dominance of personal knowledge over shared knowledge in art. This is because this kind of progress is advancement in personal knowledge, but not necessarily shared knowledge as viewers may critique an artist's decisions and suggest improvements on how they portray their message.
        
        A theme of art that sees these kinds of disputes is beauty. This is because there is a great amount of diversity in the perceptions that viewers have of art, so one may perceive something as beautiful and one may not.
        
        Thus, it is arguable that:
        
        We cannot differentiate between change and progress.
        
        Different schools of Art often have starkly contrasting ways of interpreting human experience. Are they going through change or progress?
        
        This is because there is a variety of different opinions on what counts as progress. Thus, there are can be progress in personal knowledge, but rarely so in shared knowledge.
        
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        For example, an artist may wish to expression their emotions in more detail so that it is closer to the truth. So, if they improve in their artistic ability or their self-understanding to be able to achieve this, they have progressed.
        
        Subjective (to the artist), but undeniably true, changes towards an subjective goal.
      - Change can be classified as different versions of this.
        
        For example, if an artist creates a unique piece that is beautiful, it is simply another way of creating a beautiful artistic piece. Or, if an artist invents a unique art style to express their emotions, this counts as change because it is one of many ways (styles) to express those emotions.
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