Sometimes we hear reasoned arguments that oppose a view to which we are emotionally committed; sometimes we hear a passionate plea for a view we have good reason to reject. Bearing this in mind, discuss the importance of reason and emotion in distinguishing between belief and knowledge? In Theory of Knowledge, knowledge refers to justified true belief. However, to distinguish knowledge from belief is something totally different. Knowledge is almost always valid as it has …
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…A society usually directs our beliefs and through emotion, we can focus our relationship with the world. With proper and valid reasoning, we can seek knowledge which does not have any limitations. Although they are different from each other, knowledge and belief overlap at times and one is dependant on the other. Emotion and reason are at the same time linked as they are both forms of knowing and help us identify belief and knowledge.