The role of \u201cperplexity\u201d is an important concept to grasp because it serves as the basis for why people continually seek to gain knowledge.\u00a0 The confusion brought upon by being taught a certain subject but not being able to fully understand it creates the perplexity complex and forces people to try and learn just what it is they are perplexed about and as a result, gain knowledge by obtaining missing information.\u00a0 For example, in the text, Socrates attempts to break down this perplexity when he says \u201cI still want the two of us to try to find out what [being good] is\u201d (80d).\u00a0 The perplexity is represented by the state of what it means to be good and it plays the role of encouraging Socrates and Meno to figure it out.\u00a0 Therefore, perplexity influences the increase of knowledge by creating a window of unknown that has yet to be discovered and learned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As similarly noted by Socrates, the presence of knowledge does not encourage one to seek out the information further for they have already grasped the subject.\u00a0 This shows how perplexity is crucial to broadening the scope of knowledge because it extends the lengths by which one wishes to obtain knowledge as well.\u00a0 People can resolve this mode of confusion or unknowing by experience, a more direct way of obtaining the missing information, or by teaching, where the information is directly taught to them in the hopes of being able to retain said information.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, perplexity is central to learning or knowing because it influences the student to bridge the gap and conduct the research or search for the resources to find the information they need.\u00a0 Without this perplexity, there leads a life of finite knowns, thus placing a limit on the amount of future knowledge gained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The role of \u201cperplexity\u201d is an important concept to grasp because it serves as the basis for why people continually seek to gain knowledge.\u00a0 The confusion brought upon by being taught a certain subject but not being able to fully … Continue reading