Meaning forknowledge is power?

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Meaning forknowledge is power?

Answer 1

knowing about something before it happens gives you a chance to prepare. this preparation empowers you. foreknowledge serves best during times of war. if a troop knows in advance that the enemy is planning a surprise attack, they can prepare and not be overtaken

Answer 2

The more one knows, the more one will be able to control events. This sentence is found in the works of Francis Bacon.

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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER - "Knowledge is a tool that can be used to control and change the world. The idea is found in the Old Testament. (A man of knowledge increaseth strength. Proverbs 24:5, King James Version.) Many authorities attribute this aphorism to British philosopher Francis Bacon (1597): Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. However, a similar phrase was used by Shakespeare in 'Henry VI' (1591). First attested in the United States in 1806. The proverb takes varying forms: Knowledge brings power; Knowledge itself is power." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (1996) by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).

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The famous phrase scientia potentia est is a Latin maxim "For also knowledge itself is power" stated originally by Sir Francis Bacon in Meditationes Sacrae (1597), which in modern times is often paraphrased as "knowledge is power." The phrase implies that with knowledge or education one's potential or abilities in life will certainly increase. It is also used as a justification for a reluctance to share information as some form of advantage can be gained through the use or manipulation of knowledge. It is possible that Bacon was paraphrasing Proverbs 24:5: "A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledge increases strength." Another possible meaning for this phrase can be found in philosophical idealism - if the world exists solely as the content of consciousness, then knowledge itself can be used to directly manipulate the content of reality.

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Answer 3

If you know about something in advance you can create a plan to achieve something based on your knowledge.

If you don't know of something in advance then you will not be able to make advantages for yourself.