A map is the representation of a territory. It is a tool that presents the map reader with an aspect of a territory to give a clearer and more in-depth understanding of the territory and to help the reader orient himself within it. For a map to achieve this purpose, it must simplify, that is, reduce, shorten, specify; to put into elementary form and also to enlarge, since enlargement means taking a part of a whole and enlarging it. Similarly, Knowledge can be seen as a map representing reality. Through Knowledge, one is able to gain a clearer and deeper understanding of reality and, indeed, one is able to use knowledge to improve reality, change it and create avenues for acquiring more knowledge. Just as there are different maps for different purposes, such as a political map or a physical map, there are different aspects of knowledge such as knowledge areas and ways of knowing that represent different aspects of reality. In this essay I will focus on the natural sciences and the arts as areas of knowledge and on language as a way of knowing, discussing to what extent...
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