• Ansuman Khataniar

The concept of knowledge is one of the key concepts of philosophy. Here we argue that giving an independent definition of knowledge is not possible. To define knowledge we need the attempts to define information and wisdom. The process of knowing and knowledge understood as the products of this process are different yet the definition of knowledge cannot be independent of the process of knowing. Human existence is imbedded in a network of social relationships and this network has a biological root too. They constitute a context and knowledge is deeply embedded in this context. The idea of knowledge is not a context free idea. It is not much helpful to understand knowledge as either logically indefinable or logically primitive in nature. A definition of knowledge can at most be open ended and it has a functional workability.

Knowledge, context, wisdom, justification, condition, logos.

"The Idea of Knowledge: A Philosophical Attempt Towards a Provisional Definition", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.1142-1148, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR180Z058.pdf

"The Idea of Knowledge: A Philosophical Attempt Towards a Provisional Definition", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp1142-1148, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR180Z058.pdf