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Can Knowledge Be Independent of Culture
Can Knowledge Be Independent of Culture
Knowledge and culture are two concepts that are interconnected, there are some types of
knowledge that are dependent on culture, and some that are not. The most optimal way of
thinking about it is a spectrum, where one side is completely dependent on culture and the other
is completely independent. All types of knowledge fall somewhere in between the two sides,
depending on how influenced by culture it is. To answer the question, however, there are two
mathematician that discovers a new formula, that is completely independent of culture. On the
other hand, knowledge also cannot be fully independent of culture. If there is a historian that is
writing about a historic event, they might be more inclined to make their culture seem better than
the other. To conclude, whether knowledge can be independent of culture is fully dependent on
the area of knowledge (and how much personal biases are involved) and the person creating this
knowledge.