Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
American Information Awareness Office seal with its motto scientia est potentia Logos of the popular science magazine Znanie — sila (USSR/Russia) - in translation "Knowledge is power" The phrase " scientia potentia est " (or " scientia est potentia " or also " scientia potestas est ") is a Latin aphorism meaning " knowledge is power ...
In critical theory, power-knowledge is a term introduced by the French philosopher Michel Foucault (French: le savoir-pouvoir).According to Foucault's understanding, power is based on knowledge and makes use of knowledge; on the other hand, power reproduces knowledge by shaping it in accordance with its anonymous intentions. [1]
The Latin maxim ignoramus et ignorabimus, meaning "we do not know and will not know", represents the idea that scientific knowledge is limited. It was popularized by Emil du Bois-Reymond , a German physiologist , in his 1872 address "Über die Grenzen des Naturerkennens" ("The Limits of Science").
37. “Beauty is meaningless until it is shared.” 38. “Manchester is the belly and guts of the nation.” 39. “You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.”
Epicurus was not an atheist, although he rejected the idea of a god concerned with human affairs; followers of Epicureanism denied the idea that there was no god. While the conception of a supreme, happy and blessed god was the most popular during his time, Epicurus rejected such a notion, as he considered it too heavy a burden for a god to have to worry about all the problems in the world.
“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A. A. Milne
"Life's a climb. But the view is great." There are times when things seemingly go to plan, and there are other moments when nothing works out. During those instances, you might feel lost.
The ability to administer to another information, knowledge or expertise. [1] (Example: Doctors, lawyers). As a consequence of the expert power or knowledge, a leader is able to convince their subordinates to trust them. The expertise does not have to be genuine – it is the perception of expertise that provides the power base. When ...