Neutral Questions in Human Sci and Art
Autor: Jaspreet Sagoo • April 15, 2015 • Lab Report • 389 Words (2 Pages) • 1,186 Views
Neutral questions are rarely found in many AoK’s like the arts and human sciences. Many questions have some sort of preplanned agenda or purpose in which we try to find or anticipate the answer we expect. I see neutral questions defined as questions where the definitive answer is consciously unknown and is not found through applying a majority of our own personal experiences (we take a step away from our experiences and formulate a question with a lens that expands beyond our personal experiences). When it comes to gaining knowledge, it is necessary to pose questions so that we are able to fully interpret the material. However, before questions can be posed it is necessary to observe or reflect on the subject of the question you are planning to answer. I would argue there is no such thing as a neutral question, just as there is no such thing as a "neutral observation" Karl Popper writes. So we must pose the question “to what extent can we ask a neutral question in the AoK’s like the arts and human sciences?”. To answer this question we must explore our thoughts and acknowledge our biases. Neutral questions are rarely found in many AoK’s like the arts and human sciences. Many questions have some sort of preplanned agenda or purpose in which we try to find or anticipate the answer we expect. I see neutral questions defined as questions where the definitive answer is consciously unknown and is not found through applying a majority of our own personal experiences (we take a step away from our experiences and formulate a question with a lens that expands beyond our personal experiences). When it comes to gaining knowledge, it is necessary to pose questions so that we are able to fully interpret the material. However, before questions can be posed it is necessary to observe or reflect on the subject of the question you are planning to answer. I would argue there is no such thing as a neutral question, just as there is no such thing as a "neutral
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