Categories Of Human Knowledge | Bing

Categories of human knowledge. Bing

Consider the following dimensions of human knowledge:

• Sources of knowledge: How do we acquire knowledge? What are the methods or means of obtaining knowledge? Some possible sources of knowledge are reason, senses, intuition, testimony, memory, and revelation¹.
• Types of knowledge: What are the different forms or kinds of knowledge? How do we express or represent knowledge? Some possible types of knowledge are propositional (knowing that something is the case), procedural (knowing how to do something), acquaintance (knowing a person or a place), and somatic (knowing by bodily sensations)².
• Domains of knowledge: What are the different fields or areas of knowledge? What are the topics or subjects that we can know about? Some possible domains of knowledge are history, philosophy, poetry, science, mathematics, art, religion, and ethics³.
• Levels of knowledge: How do we measure or evaluate knowledge? What are the criteria or standards of knowledge? Some possible levels of knowledge are certainty, probability, plausibility, and doubt⁴.