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Question:
‘Is there any knowledge in the world that is so certain that no reasonable man (person) could doubt it’ (B. ...
What is a reasonable man? Everyone’s idea of the definition of a reasonable man is different. To me a reasonable man is one who, before making a decision, considers all sides of the argument or situation. To someone else, a reasonable man might be someone whom acts in the belief or benefit of others.
What is knowledge? It is to be certain of the truth or accuracy of something, to be acquainted or familiar with, to understand or perceive facts, to experience, to be intelligent or able to do something. ... We could learn it from authority, by our sense, but these can deceive us, experience, by belief, by reason, instinct, emotion, and public knowledge. But how do we know that this knowledge is true, there are many problems with these ways of coming to know.
The two most important ways of arriving at knowledge is as follows:
1. Deduction (a priori knowledge): This is “a process of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from a set of premises…In order for the conclusion to be true the initial premises must be true.
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