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1、"Inanyacademicareaorprofessionalfield,itisjustasimportanttorecognizethethatwehumanscantrulyknowonlythatwhichweobserve.ThusFrancisBacon,wholimitsofourknowledgeandunderstandingasitistoacquirenewfactsandfinestformulatedthemethod,mightassertthatthespeakerisfundamentallyincorrect.information."Ho
2、wcanwereconcileourexperienceineverydayendeavorswiththebasicassumptionDoesrecognizingthelimitsofourknowledgeandunderstandingserveusequallywellasunderlyingthescientificmethod?Perhapstheanswerliesinadistinctionbetweentwoacquiringnewfactsandinformation,asthespeakerasserts?Whileoureverydaytypeso
3、fknowledge--onewhichamountstoamerecollectionofobservations(i.e.,factsexperiencemightlendcredencetothisassertion,furtherreflectionrevealsitsandinformation),theotherwhichisdeeperandincludesarealizationofprinciplesandfundamentalinconsistencywithourWesternviewofhowweacquireknowledge.truthsunder
4、lyingthoseobservations.Atthisdeeperlevel"knowledge"equalsNevertheless,acarefulandthoughtfuldefinitionofknowledgecanservetoreconcilethe"under-standing":howweinterpret,makesenseof,andfindmeaningintheinformationtwo.wecollectbywayofobservation.Ontheonehand,thespeaker'sassertionaccordswiththeeve
5、rydayexperienceofInthefinalanalysis,evaluatingthespeaker'sassertionrequiresthatwedefineworkingprofessionals.Forexample,thesortofbookIknowledgethatmedical,law,and"knowledge,''whichinturnrequiresthatweaddresscomplexepistemologicalissuesbestbusinessstudentsacquire,nomatterhowextensive,isoflitt
6、leuseunlessthesestudentslefttophilosophersandtheologians.Yetperhapsthisisthespeaker'spoint:thatwecanalsolearntoaccepttheuncertaintiesandrisksinherentinprofessionalpracticeandinnevertrulyknoweitherourselvesortheworld,andthatbyrecognizingthislimitationwethebusinessworld.Anysuccessfuldoctor,la
7、wyer,orentrepreneurwouldundoubtedlysetourselvesfreetoaccomplishwhatnoamountofmereinformationcouldeverpermit.agreethatnewprecedentsandchallengesintheirfieldscompelthemtoacknowledgethelimitationsoftheirknowledge,andthatlearningtoaccommodatetheselimitations
