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Nudity is another issue which may arise from the arts. Nudism in art was generally accepted centuries ago, a fad perhaps. However, in the modern day nudism or nudity in art is usually either frowned upon or mocked. Because it isn't accepted by society as openly, nudist art has a harder time to become recognized or well known. This limits the pursuit of knowledge because it shuts off a potential art form, disallowing for its growth.

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An ethical dilemma which may come from the arts is the story alterations in things such as personal narratives. To keep the audiences attention the author may add a few details, or to keep some things private or unsightly things out of the text they may censor out some details. The question here is how far can you go before these alterations become unethical, and how do they affect the production of knowledge. It could affect the production of knowledge by limiting the shown experience the reader sees. It also could also give the reader a distorted view about certain things such as people or objects, as well as concepts.

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Human genome sequencing is another ethical dilemma which is from the natural sciences. Human genome sequencing is the sequencing of all genes in the human race. This allows for us to realize the extent of human capabilities at it's best, and at it's worst. It gives the potential to try and rid the bad genes and keep the good genes. The ethical dilemma here is "Is this our place to change things or are we stepping out of line, violating the boundaries between deity and man?".

Iran Nuclear Issue

Uranium enrichment in Iran has been a concern to both America and Israel recently. The dilemma lies in Iran's intent with the enriched uranium. Iran is known to want Israel "wiped off the map". The West and Israel believe that Iran is trying to create a nuclear weapon whereas the Iranian government claims that the enrichment is merely for creating more energy. The debate comes when you ask what grade Iran should be allowed to enrich their uranium to, if any at all.

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Another area of knowledge which can be applied to this question is the natural sciences. Here, various theories are created through the organization of observed records. The process of experiments also follows an organized list of directions, as well as the learned results which are recorded and sorted. The interpretation/conclusion of the experiment are also essentially the organization of facts interpreted.

"Knowledge is nothing more than the systematic organisation of facts.” Discuss this statement in relation to two areas of knowledge.

In relation to the area of knowledge, mathematics, the quote "Knowledge is nothing more than the systematic organisation of facts" is in fact true. Mathematics is the use of theorems and formulas put together to come to a conclusion, the conclusion becomes the knowledge. The theorems and formulas are used in a certain process, an organized process, which reaches the end knowledge.

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Another way of knowing which could apply to this prompt is the use of reason. The use of reason as your hammer could allow you to both solve certain issues as well as help you learn about other things. Going through proper reasoning with problems can lead to various solutions, thereby creating a new path towards knowledge.

"When the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems begin to resemble nails" (Abraham Maslow). How might this apply to ways of knowing, as tools, in the pursuit of knowledge?

This quote could apply to the ways of knowing in the area of language. As you learn more through language, everything becomes simpler to understand. Your "hammer", language, becomes a great tool in continuing to gain knowledge. You can use your ability to interpret knowledge to make proper assumptions about various social issues or interpretation of documents.

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Similar to the previous post I will be talking about the first prescribed title in regards to natural sciences. Another issue which ethical concerns may emerge from is the potential "choosing" of genes prior to birth, essentially creating a perfect baby. On one end you could be creating perfect humans, free of disease or defects, the best there could be. The opposing view would be that it would kill diversity, or even though it would end the potential struggle each person faces, by eliminating those challenges they do not learn as much from the experience as they should have. For this reason science has not had a full on approach towards this issue.

Ethical judgments limit the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and natural sciences. Discuss.

Ethics has always been a concern for most logically functioning people. One issue we can see this in is the use of stem cells. There are two sides with this issue, those who believe that stem cell research is indeed ethical and those who believe that they are not ethical due to their belief about stem cells. Stem cell research and usage is no doubt beneficial to society, it may help regrow many organs. Those who are against the use however believe that it is unethical to "grow" an embryo then killing it to use it's stem cells, however those who are for the use of stem cells say that the embryo which is grown for stem cell usage does not believe that the embryo is considered life because it has no potential for growth into a human. This limits the ability for medical advancements to create better treatments for people who are ill, as well as the potential growth of knowledge in the area of study.