What is knowledge?
Dè th' ann an eòlas?
Let's have a look at this discussion. By the end of this section, you will have learned some valuable phrases that you can use in lots of different conversations.
Seo ceist dhut, a Mhàiri. Dè th' ann an eòlas?
Here's a question for you, Mary. What is knowledge?
Saoilidh mi gur e creideamh fìreanaichte ceart a th' ann!
I think it is a justified true belief!
A h-ìochdaist! Nach tu a tha tapaidh! Ach an e eòlas no creideamh a th' ann?
Goodness! Aren't you smart! But is it knowledge or belief?
A bheil thusa a' ciallachadh eòlas air rudan mar fhiosrachadh is a leithid, eòlas modha—eòlas air mar a nì thu rudeigin, no eòlas fèin-fhiosrach?
Do you mean knowledge of things like information and the like, procedural knowledge—knowledge of how to do something, or experiential knowledge?
Och, 's e feallsanaiche a th' annad an-diugh!
Oh, you're quite the philosopher today!
Uill, tha mi uidheamaichte! Rinn mi Àrd-ìre ann an Eòlas Creideimh, Moraltachd agus Feallsanachd san àrd-sgoil.
Well, I am qualified! I did a Higher (qualification) in Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies in high school.
Cha robh eòlas agam air a leithid de theisteanas nuair a bha mise san àrd-sgoil.
I did not know of any qualifications like that when I was in high school.
Uill, tha an t-eòlas agad a-nis! Mar phàirt dhen teisteanas, rinn sinn sgrùdadh air 'dè an t-eòlas a th' againn' agus 'ciamar a tha sinn eòlach air'. 'S e eipisteim-eòlas a tha sin.
ll, now you know! As part of the qualification, we examined 'what knowledge do we have' and 'how do we know it'. That is epistemology.
Cuiridh mi geall gur e cuspair farsaing a tha sin.
I bet that's a broad subject.
'S e cuspair farsaing agus domhain a th' ann. Ach chan eil e cho farsaing no cho domhain, nam bharail-sa, ri feallsanachd-inntinn, a bhios a' sgrùdadh (air) nàdar na fìorachd.
It is a broad and deep subject. But it is not as broad or as deep, in my opinion, as metaphysics, which studies the nature of reality.
Nach tu a tha tuigseach, eòlach agus ionnsaichte!
Aren't you intelligent, knowledgeable and educated!
Tha ionnsachadh furasta mas e cuspair inntinneach a th' ann. Nise, an cuala tu mòran mu dheidhinn tuigse innealta?
Learning is easy if it is an interesting subject. Now, have you heard much about artificial intelligence?