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 * Who can make knowledge? What is the criteria for making knowledge? How did Berkeley deal with empiricism being a counter to religion, which he also wants to support?**

//http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/b/berkeley/george/b51tr///

//Berkeley's Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, plainly states that those who make knowledge are those who think about philosophy. He also rejects materialistic ideas in the defense of religion, Berkeley was an ordained Irish anglican bishop and his religion played a huge role in how he made knowledge. Which is apparent in just the dedication of his treatise. Also, Berkeley makes a point that people do not think to a deeper point what they find familiar, by saying " To them nothing that is familiar appears unaccountable or difficult to comprehend".//


 * Where did the knowledge for //Diderot's Encyclopedia// come from?**

http://www.milligan.edu/academics/SophomoreReadings/diderot.htm

Diderot made the encyclopedia to gather all the knowledge from around the world and bring it into one place. He wanted this so that the knowledge could be kept "safe" for the people that are to come. Diderot thought it proper to make the encyclopedia in a time of philosophical growth and therefore during the enlightenment is when he began the conglomeration of knowledge that would be come his 18,000 page encyclopedia. Diderot believed that knowledge cannot be derived from superstition, however there were example of metaphysical articles included in the encyclopedia.

When taking the sources of knowledge into consideration, who makes knowledge today, and if it matters do said knowledge makers need to have something in order to make knowledge?