“Knowledge is defined as facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a topic”. (Google,2014). The way knowledge is generated is different between different areas of knowledge, but the way we obtain it requires thought and thought process. My definition of critical thinking is “judging” a context and simply analyzing it after a basic understanding, which requires the use of logical reasoning. Creative thinking, however, requires the use of imagination to generate a variety of possible outcomes from basic tools. Natural sciences and arts will be the two knowledge areas I will focus on through which I will explore three knowledge questions: To what extent does knowledge generation require both creative and critical thinking? How do the roles of creative and critical thinking and their interaction vary in areas of knowledge? Is thinking the only way to know? In science, to make discoveries, scientists used their imagination to discover facts, for example when Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell to the ground. Instead of critically analyzing how he fell, he thought there was some kind of force pulling him down. He couldn't see it but he believed there was a force. Here thinking was not enough; he used perception. Nothing in this event implied it, but Newton knew there was a force. Well, if the creativity, which then led him to this belief, had been erased then would he have discovered gravity? Probably not because gravity is simply present, it has no physical characteristics. I say this because I believe it because Newton demonstrated his thinking. He conducted experiments to prove this theory that there is a force that…at the center of the card…is a broad umbrella that cannot be acquired simply by creative and critical thinking. In certain cases, as in the case of literature, just one is enough with the help of reasoning. It depends on the subjects whether creative or critical thinking leads to an influence or a fusion of the two as in the natural sciences. Knowledge can be generated from these two, but only up to a certain point because neither of these would work without reasoning or perception. Newton's creativity required perception, and to understand music one must understand emotions. Therefore thinking is not the only way to acquire knowledge. Works Cited http://wsscience.wikispaces.com/file/view/2012-Sample5.pdf/398985756/2012-Sample5.pdf http://ycisibcore.wikispaces.com/file /view/Excellent+YCIS+Example+4 .pdf http://www.studymode.com/essays/Tok-Essay-Knowledge-Is-Generated-Through-1483711.html