Abstract
How we come to know does not begin with a tabula rasa. Nor does the acquisition of knowledge derive from a unique stream of facts, figures, and ideas. Epistemologically and philosophically, knowledge is a derivative of the past, the present, and current hegemonic influences. Democracy is a lens for analysing current geopolitical, social, and economic dynamics. In some ways, most nations of the world have some understanding of equality and a voice for community action. Western thinking stems from the Greeks. Eastern thinking belongs to another habitus. Migration and resettling is fusing what some might consider polarised perspectives. New ideas and culturally diverse behaviours contribute to new beginnings that have no real endings, just new puzzles.
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