Compare and contrast any two different ways of knowing cats. Is it possible to give any preferential status to one particular way?

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Ahana Nanavati
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October 7, 2003

Compare and contrast any two different ways of knowing cats. Is it possible to give any preferential status to one particular way?

Knowledge by definition is facts, feelings or experiences known by a person or a group of people1. It is awareness, consciousness, or familiarity gained by experience or learning. It is erudition learning. There are various ways of knowing. The categorized ways of knowing include emotion, reason, language and perception. Emotion is derived from the body, within the heart, which gives human beings the capacity to respond to knowledge imaginatively. Reason and logic are derived from empirical evidence. Language is the tool with which humans communicate knowledge. It is also a tool of thought. Lastly, perception is the knowledge or understanding gained through the uses of the five senses. Scientific inquiry lies under the category of reason and logic, whereas personal experience lies in the categories of perception and emotion. These two very different ways of knowing construct the basis of knowing cats.

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        Scientific inquiry is a significant way of knowing cats. It is empirical, and based on evidence. The knowledge people gain from scientific inquiry is formulated and analyzed in our brains. Through this aspect of knowledge, people have deduced the classification of domestic cats: Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora, Family Felidae, Genus Felis, and Species catus. This helps people to investigate and understand the structure of the species, such as cat physiology and the systems of the mammalian body. Different aspects of cat behavior are widely understood through scientific inquiry as well. The relationships cats have with the ...

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