A lot of the systems and principles of education, politics and law were founded by histories oldest philosophers who came to subjective conclusions of things but none the less provided well thought of ideas and beliefs under the influence of religion and their environment. These were philosophers such as Aristotle who developed the first University and created the first encyclopaedia. He was a pioneer in the Ancient Greek times and started what we know of today as structured and divided knowledge, things such as courses or degree programs. Another philosopher who was well known for establishing the idea that Greek Mythology was not an effective belief system had many flaws was Socrates who had many followers and posed such big questions of existence and truth. Both ancient philosophers however started their foundation of knowledge and conclusions through subjective ideas and thoughts which came from their peers but mainly from their perspective on the world and its existence.
Media in many ways is like this, any given day when I wake up to when go to bed I am affected by not just one ‘Mass Media’ but many mediums. My music, the newspaper, magazine articles, advertisements, online research, every given medium is subject to another. These mediums draw their knowledge and understanding from other mediums and so on and so forth. Any given medium is subjective but we also need to realize that like knowledge we hear or receive from others, media is the same basis of different sides and information collaborating together in an endless sea of discovery and knowledge.
Works Cited
-"Dictionary.com. " Dictionary.reference.com. 12 Oct. 2009. Random House Dictionary, Web. 13 Oct 2009.
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