“There can be no knowledge without emotion…until we have felt the force of the knowledge, it is not ours.” Discuss this vision of the relationship between knowledge and emotion.
Emotion is one of the key areas in which we, as human beings, acquire our knowledge. Emotion is universal amongst humans and it dictates the majority of the decisions we make. It is because of emotion that we may become motivated to increase our knowledge or alternatively, our lack of emotional motivation may cause us to lose interest in gaining knowledge.
As human beings, we are all different. One thing we all have in common is that when we are asked why we did something, our answer is usually emotion based. This shows one of the ways in which we acquire knowledge – if we enjoy doing something, we tend to take in the knowledge at an advanced pace. If not then the process is reversed. One area of knowledge in which we commonly see this effect is music. Those who wish to play instruments tend to learn how to play far quicker than those who do not wish to learn. This common occurrence is a prime example of how emotion can both assist and hinder our acquisition of knowledge. The negative emotions we feel towards doing something which we do not enjoy causes us to mentally associate these actions with negative emotions, which in turn causes us to lose interest and motivation. This is not only relevant in music but in all other areas of knowledge.
“There can be no knowledge without emotion…until we have felt the force of the knowledge, it is not ours.” Discuss this vision of the relationship between knowledge and emotion.
Emotion is one of the key areas in which we, as human beings, acquire our knowledge. Emotion is universal amongst humans and it dictates the majority of the decisions we make. It is because of emotion that we may become motivated to increase our knowledge or alternatively, our lack of emotional motivation may cause us to lose interest in gaining knowledge.
As human beings, we are all different. One thing we all have in common is that when we are asked why we did something, our answer is usually emotion based. This shows one of the ways in which we acquire knowledge – if we enjoy doing something, we tend to take in the knowledge at an advanced pace. If not then the process is reversed. One area of knowledge in which we commonly see this effect is music. Those who wish to play instruments tend to learn how to play far quicker than those who do not wish to learn. This common occurrence is a prime example of how emotion can both assist and hinder our acquisition of knowledge. The negative emotions we feel towards doing something which we do not enjoy causes us to mentally associate these actions with negative emotions, which in turn causes us to lose interest and motivation. This is not only relevant in music but in all other areas of knowledge.