What level do you think best describes your thinking at this point in your life? Explain in detail and use examples. Do you think Perry’s Model is still relevant today?

Instructions

Consider Perry’s Model, outlined below, and answer the following questions:

What level do you think best describes your thinking at this point in your life? Explain in detail and use examples.
Do you think Perry’s Model is still relevant today?

Your reflection should be 12 pt., double spaced, typed, and at LEAST on page.

This is Perrys Model

Dualism

Absolute truths exist
Ideas can be divided into good versus bad, right versus wrong
Right answers exist for every problem, authorities know the answers
Truth is what the members of my community believe
Knowledge is quantitative
Control of knowledge is external
Multiplicity

Absolute truths only exist for some questions
Authorities will eventually find the answer in areas not yet known
When no right answer exists, one opinion is as good as another
Opinions cannot be evaluated and everyone has a right to an opinion.
Control of knowledge is external or internal without reason.
Relativism

Absolute truths probably do not exist
Knowledge is relative to frames of reference and contexts
There are no authorities, only experts with experience looking for answers
Logical inquiry and personal exploration are means to relative truths
Opinions vary in quality and can be evaluated.
Control of knowledge is internal
Commitment Within Relativism

Integration of knowledge from other sources with personal experience and reflection; commitment to values that matter to you
Learn to take responsibility for committed beliefs
Recognition that the acquisition of knowledge is ongoing activity

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