A Common Definition of Knowledge 9 No clear consensus despite long history of epistemology o Knowledge comprises individual beliefs that: Define cause and effect relationships Enable value judgements May also include learned or acquired skills Wisdom Based on deep understanding of underlying relationships individually idiosyncratic and accessible to few Increasing ability to define value or Knowledge relevance in context Based on common syntactical rules-explicit and accessible Information to many A key challenge is characterizing knowledge outside the realm of practiceA Common Definition of Knowledge  No clear consensus despite long history of epistemology  Knowl edge comprises individual beliefs that: – Define cause a nd effect relationship s – Enable value judgements – May a lso include learned or acquired skills Increasing ability to define value or relevance in context Wisdom Knowledge Information Based on common syntactical rules—explicit and accessible to many Bas ed on deep understanding of underlying relationships— individually idiosyncratic and accessible to f e w A key challenge is characterizing knowledge outside the realm of practice