Justification+of+What+you+Know+by+Authority

Justification of what you know by Authority The age and gender restrictions are a law that are decided by the authority in a particular society. The driving age limit is acknowledged in most countries, and is justified with reason, and acquaintance. Acquaintance is used because the authorities have knowledge on how to drive, and so this acquaintance with driving has lead them to the conclusion that practice is needed to become a safe driver. And considering the size of most vehicles and the intelligence of people of certain ages, they have reasoned that it would be safe to restrict driving to those of certain ages. However, in some society’s, driving is restricted according to gender; women aren’t allowed to drive. I do not agree with this because it is only justified through belief, and is declared a law by the authorities based on their belief.
 * __ Driving: permission by age/gender __**

In most countries, or communities, voting is allowed to those above a certain age. This permission to vote is given to us by the authority, and most people respect the authorities decision because they are seen as powerful and knowledgeable people. Although I don’t believe authority is a reliable source of knowledge, I agree with the voting age restriction because it is justified with logic and reason; people under a certain age are not aware of the government enough to make a decision that could affect the entire community.
 * __ Voting __**
 * Way of knowing** ||
 * Example** ||
 * Rank** ||
 * Acquaintance || I have an acquaintance with physics; I am familiar with it as I have learned about it. || 5 ||
 * Logical & Reason || Use all other ways of knowing to come to a conclusion || 2/3 ||
 * Perception ||  || 6 ||
 * Belief || Religion – It is not proven, but a person’s belief makes them believe it is true despite what others may say. || 78 ||
 * Practice || Re-trying to solve a problem until you get it right, e.g. in physics, I retried solving an equation and attempted several different ones till I got it right. || 4 ||
 * Instinct || If your standing at the edge of a cliff, you know you should step back || 1 ||
 * Memory || Past experience that you stil || 8 ||
 * Empathy || Someone gets hit and you understand how they feel || 9 ||
 * Empathy || Someone gets hit and you understand how they feel || 9 ||