With reference to two areas of knowledge discuss the way in which shared knowledge can shape personal knowledge

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  06.11.2014 г.
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  The paper is dedicated to the issue of how common knowledge can shape personal knowledge. In particular the paper will study the ways in which shared knowledge influences a person in the areas of Natural Science and Ethics, based on real life situations.
  Shared (collective) knowledge is “a set of shared ideas, beliefs, and moral attitudes operating as a unifying force within society” (Jary and Jary, 2005). An individual is not only a subject but also an object of social, political, religious and ideological relations. That is why shared ideas, principles and lifestyles have a great influence on psychology of personality, her outlook, and social views.
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  Considering celebrities’ example shaping personal minds, Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, has spoken publicly about his sexuality: “I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.”(D’Addario, 2014). It’s the most forceful declaration of self we’ve seen by a gay person in recent memory — one that presents being gay as something legitimately different from being straight, and no worse for that. It’s an inspiring new way to come out (D’Addario, 2014). ............