Question

What role does knowledge play in being a good person? Answer this question from the perspectives of Augustine, Nietzsche and Aristotle. Be sure to justify the claims with arguments.

Answer 1

Augustine had a perspective that there is truth, and one is in search of that.I truly believe bin that, knowledge is all about finding something, proving your thought, searching for facts which support such reason. Eg, if one is interested bin human brain, he or she would take medical field, and quench his thirst of knowledge.

Nietzsche believed that there is no truth, there are only facts, and it is our perspective which is subjective. This is also a thing which is somewhere true. For eg. The topic of marine life for coastal people and for scientist it may be different. Both may have different views towards same fish, sea or anything.

Aristotle believed that knowledge is based on 3 major components sensation, thought and desire. Eg. Intially there was feeling in me that I can understand people well, then there was a thought to make psychology as a subject, and then there was desire to be more and more knowledgeable.

I believe all three perspectives are true.