Epistemology: Discussion, Reflection, Synthesis (Experiential Knowledge)

George Berkly discusses knowledge as he states; “It is evident to anyone who takes a survey of the objects of human knowledge that they are either ideas actually imprinted on the sense or are perceived by attending to the operations of the mind.”Knowledge is usually gained and learns through the everyday experiences. How can the powers of the operation of the mind, affect the knowledge we gain?

         As Berkly stated, the power of our imagination or forming ideas are all formed and built in our minds. The mind is where all the information is gained and perceived as, which concludes to our very own understanding and knowledge. Thus if our minds were to identify a certain situation different from the reality’s situation, that would affect the way we process and follow through tasks negatively. Then knowledge we gain will differ from the real life situation and our reaction will affect the whole experience of things.  Berkley discusses about the power of our minds and how every imagination and thought process is created and composed in our minds from every information gained, from reality. Thus, for instance, if a situation occurred and the thoughts proceed different from the reality situation, the tasks that you would perform would collide with real life events which may create a conflict. Moreover the operations of our thought process can certainly affect the knowledge we gain from experiences and situations, which can be caused by wrong information being received.