From the relationships that human beings establish with the environment, different types of knowledge that help you understand (or try to understand) the various phenomena that surround you and are observed.
This knowledge can be classified into five main strands: scientific knowledge, theological knowledge, empirical knowledge, philosophical knowledge and tacit knowledge.
Scientific knowledge
encompasses all information and facts that have been proven based on a method composed of scientific analyzes and tests. For this, however, the analyzed object must undergo a series of experiments and analyzes that attest or refute a certain theory.
Scientific knowledge is related to logic and critical and analytical thinking. Represents the opposite of empirical knowledge (common sense).
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Theological (religious) knowledge
This form of knowledge is faith-based, believing that it has absolute truths, which present the explanations for the mysteries that surround the human mind. There is no need for scientific verification for a certain "truth" to be accepted from the perspective of religious knowledge.
Religious knowledge is based on dogmas, unquestionable truths guided by faith. In general, these dogmas are represented in sacred scriptures such as the Bible, Torah, Koran, etc.
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empirical knowledge
It's called "vulgar knowledge" or common sense. This type of knowledge arises from the interaction and observation of human beings with the environment that surrounds them. As it is based on experiences, empirical knowledge does not usually present the legitimacy of scientific evidence.
Unlike scientific knowledge, there is no concern to reflect critically on the object of observation, limiting itself to the deduction of an action.
Precisely because it is acquired solely by observation and based on simple deductions, empirical knowledge is superficial knowledge and is often susceptible to errors.
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philosophical knowledge
It represents a middle ground between scientific and empirical knowledge, as it is born from the relationship between human beings and their daily lives, but based on reflections and speculations that it makes about any questions.
This type of knowledge was built due to the human being's ability to reflect logically and rationally. Even though it is of a rational nature, philosophical knowledge does not require scientific proof, since it is not subject to a specific method.
It is thanks to philosophical knowledge that ideas, concepts and ideas that seek to explain, in a rational way, various questions about the world and human life are constructed.
Some scholars also consider philosophical knowledge to be an intermediary between scientific knowledge and theological (religious) knowledge.
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tacit knowledge
Like empirical knowledge, tacit knowledge is based on the experiences lived individually by each person throughout life.
This is a particular knowledge of the individual, a knowledge for oneself, its explanation or transmission to others through conventional didactic methods being difficult or impossible.
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See too:
- Search Types
- Knowledge