Theory of knowledgeMaree MarinelisCandidate session number: D 000980031Title: Question n. 5 “No knowledge can be produced in a single way of knowing.” Discussion. Word Count: 1574 Knowledge is acquired through myriad personal experiences through a variety of ways that shape a person's understanding. The knowledge we gain is the culmination of our experiences as we learn what our brain interprets from our senses. Knowledge is the transmission of information that shapes a person's understanding of a particular topic using a way of knowing. The language used by others to formulate our ideas and thoughts produces knowledge. The knowledge obtained can be objective and subjective. The two areas of knowledge, history and art, are both typically guilty of being imprecise or partial. The role of history is to study, interpret and analyze the events of the past and convey these results through language. Language communicates thoughts and ideas through verbal or written transmission, thus allowing the transmission of knowledge. The arts are a broad area of ​​knowledge that communicates knowledge through the manipulation of our sensory perceptions that allow us to experience sensations through any of our five senses. The inaccuracies and biases of these areas of knowledge and ways of knowing are due to pre-set beliefs and values ​​that influence how an artist or historian chooses to express a particular message to others. Every historian belongs to a school of historiography that believes that an event is due to a specific set of factors and the language used supports this statement. Likewise, artists use our sensory perceptions to convey a message through a painting. The arts are a broad area of ​​knowledge that has no limitations in the use of language or sensory perceptions as a single way of knowing. Since more than one method is used to produce knowledge, inaccuracies or biases would be reduced. Ultimately, our own 'cultural imprint' further impacts how we interpret different types of art and how the language used by a historian alters our awareness of a historical event, as it is not possible to ask for or investigate knowledge without having a preconceived notion of what you want to find. Conversely, by investigating the actual information of the artwork such as the context of the painting, the artist's background, the genre, and the school or movement associated with the painting, it is possible to obtain knowledge that combines objective information and subjective opinion, confirming that a certain degree of objectivity, albeit with our 'cultural imprint', is possible as an art observer.