Does Knowledge Transference Require Two-way Communication

CW5 Jim Steddum — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 23:13:43 -0400

While serve an all night duty on Friday, I was reading an article about the illiberalism of Colleges and Universities. One particular section of the article talked about a theory that suggests knowledge transference is not as simple as a the acquisition of new information or skills, but actually requires debate of different points of view based on the virtues of open-mindedness, intellectual honesty, and love of truth.

What do you think? Does our youth get differing points of view? Do they care?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 2 at 2015 12:06 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 00:06:11 -0400

CW5 Jim Steddum I would argue that it doesn't have to happen that way, but only serves to strengthen it, when there is debate and discussion. Knowledge transference can occur simply by watching someone do something, seeing how it is done, and learning from their techniques.

Response by Capt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 2 at 2015 12:06 AM

Capt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 00:06:31 -0400

Depending on a given area you live and/or grow up, a given college you attend, a given predisposition to certain ideas given to you by parents etc, you come into adulthood with probably a fair share of biases. Though I would say in the 21st century, people are the least likely out of all times in human history (at least in the 1st world...and even moreso in the third world lately) to be held to their biases through ignorance, to have access to a plethora of ideas, through differently available media and of course the internet.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Jun 2 at 2015 1:06 AM

Capt Seid Waddell — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 01:06:42 -0400

From what I have seen, academia today is not the marketplace of ideas that it was when I was an undergraduate, and I believe that we suffer as a nation because of it.