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- Curiosity is born from the awareness of our own ignorance and prompts us
to acquire
Positive:
In order for the scientists to be curious about the existence of liquid water
on the planet Mars, then they must be aware that they do not know whether
there is actually an existence of liquid water on Mars. According to (Inan, 2016),
Even if one denies that awareness of ignorance is always required to become
curious, we can always agree that curiosity is caused by the awareness of our
ignorance. In relation to the Mars example, if the NASA scientists wants to know
about the existence of liquid water on Mars, then they do not know whether
there is water on Mars. Hence, creating the awareness of ignorance that causes
them to be curious that leads to a groundbreaking discovery.
This example became a positive one because clearly, we can see that
awareness of one’s ignorance arouses curiosity that once that it is strong
enough, leads to groundbreaking discoveries and development that can
somehow change the world that we’re living in today.
Reference: Inan, I. (2016). Curiosity and Ignorance. Croatian Journal of
Philosophy, 285-303.
Negative:
Reference:
Flam, F. (2017, September 12). Ignorance Feeds Curiosity. Curiosity Cures Ignorance. Retrieved from
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