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4. It has been said, “Not everything that is learned is contained in books.” Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?
Which recourses should be attached to more importance in knowledge gaining, books or experience? I agree insofar as experience takes precedence when it comes to creative knowledge. However, books play a more important role in daily life and theoretic science.
Admittedly, the experience exerts a pivotal influence in initial knowledge. In fact, it is the experience that most knowledge derives from. A striking example is the relation between lighting and electricity uncovered by Franklin though a risky but historic experiment. In this regard, the experience serves as the very basis upon which our learning stems from.
Aside from the forgoing proviso, however, in our day-to-day life and in some scientific fields, learning from books provides a more effective means to gain knowledge.
First and foremost, it is unnecessary or even dangerous to repeat some experience. In the increasingly specialized world, knowing everything is time-consuming and, more often than not, we just refer to related books when we encounter some problems. For instance, we do not necessarily master the structure of computers. If they break down, we tend to computer books for help. Further, some experience is not secure. Let us turn back to the example of electrify. It is ridiculous for us to retest the theory about the lighting again, because books have made it clear. In short, a book is like a reservoir for knowledge, which in turn saves our energy and time.
Another factor deserving some attention is that most scientific originality springs from books. Einstein’s theory of relativity, for example, demonstrate that the pace of time, and possibly the direction of time as well, is relative to the observer’s motion through space. This truth ran so contrary to our subjective, linear experience, and to previous notions about time and space that it was only printed in publications without being accepted by his counterpart. Therefore, in some period, we only comprehend this great scientific breakthrough from books rather than from experience.
In a word, I concede that experience outshines in some respects. Otherwise, in our daily life and in scientific arena, books weigh over experiences. Accordingly, on balance, I vote for the books in knowledge gaining process. |
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