Title: The Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria
Date: 1492
Nationality: Italian/Spanish
Creator (user): Christopher
Columbus
These
three ships represent Columbus’ discovery of the Americas. That event was one
of the most influential moments in history, and it presents some unique
concepts about learning and discovery. Columbus set out to reach Asia, but
instead landed in America. Many people discredit his voyage
because others, like the Vikings, had already known about the American
continent. However, most Europeans still did not know about the Americas. Thus
Columbus’ journey was still a discovery for many Europeans. When we learn, we
are discovering truths that already exist. Natural laws are already in place,
natural processes already work, and truth already exists. So discovery is the
only kind of learning that we do. This is talked about third because after
being ready to take action and overcome obstacles, this perception of what
learning is can help a civilization get a better perspective of the learning process. It helps people see that the process of their
learning will be discovering truths, no matter if others know them or not.
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