Knowledge is Power

Sorry for this being late. . .internet was out in our entire apartment complex for a couple hours this morning.

Knowledge is Power

Throughout history, there have been several knowledge institutions that have served to transmit knowledge between individuals and among groups of people.  Some of these knowledge institutions include: Folk Knowledge; Oral Knowledge; Written Knowledge and Printed Knowledge.  As one institution shifts to another, there are apparent remnants of each previous institution within the current institution.  The studying of such paradigm shifts allows us to discover how our current forms of knowledge institutions came to be.  While some may argue that when one knowledge institution shifts to another the previous institution is largely forgotten, it is actually the previous institution that has a notable impact on the design and limits of the new institution.

Final Exam: Salon

   Well, it has been great fun. Really. Knowledge is amazing and powerful. Thank you so much for all off your input. Bittersweet. Anyway, here is my essay. Enjoy:

Final Blog Post.... (insert mixed feelings)

Knowledge institutions have a profound impact on knowledge itself. Knowledge, in turn, has a profound effect on civilizations and plays a major role in shaping history. Several learning institutions have been analyzed by our class this semester, all of which have certain strengths and weaknesses, and all of which have had different effects on history. Despite major advancements and paradigm shifts accompanying all transitions from one learning institution to the next, writing systems and written knowledge represent the greatest reinvention of knowledge in history because of the economizing effects and additive qualities this shift had on knowledge.

Flashbulbs and Fires

Oral tradition goes back a loooooong way, most likely to the beginnings of interpersonal communication. (Possibly even before that, with all the controversy that invites [wikipedia].) Its impacts have been broad, and are seen most poignantly in the religious traditions of the world; however, it alone has never had the power to bring religion onto the world stage. Only with the advent of writing was any religion able to spread across (or with) great empires such as Rome, and only with the advent of printing has any religion been able to become global.

Prep for the salon... saloon would be cooler.

So I figured the best way to show my preparation for the final would be to post my notes I’ve taken as I paroused the blogs trying to find themes. So here you go…

Salon notes.

Here are my notes:

Final Exam Review Table

For the Final Exam "Salon" review, I compiled in this chart the blogs for each of the units, and some places put links to other blogs.  The other chart I made on my computer has a bit more information, but this is a good summary, I think.