TOK “When the only tool you have is a hammer‚ all problems begin to resemble nails” (Abraham Maslow). How might this apply to ways of knowing‚ as tools‚ in the pursuit of knowledge? Most are driven by interest and the curiosity to know the unknown; this in turn is the pursuit of knowledge. Any person can achieve curiosity but achieving an open mind in order to accept the knowledge one wants to know is also part of it. Depending on whether or not a person has an open mind to what they are exposed
Free Mind Perception Psychology
Wilde Theory of Knowledge 3 May 2012 TOK Essay Response: Critical and Creative Thinking Since the dawn of humanity‚ man has sought to gain further insight on life through attaining knowledge. Knowledge can be defined as any information gained through personal experience. The means of obtaining knowledge include four main branches: reason‚ perception‚ language‚ and emotion. Despite the means‚ all knowledge is formulated through the process of thinking. Thinking refers to the use of the mind
Premium Critical thinking Scientific method Science
allows one to achieve dreams and desires; but this is untrue. Many do not realize that just because something has not been proven wrong‚ does not mean it is necessarily true. The intelligence to have a certain amount of doubt regarding everything is truly a blessing to have. Doubt allows us to make discoveries and motivates us to achieve greatness‚ while certainty can on courage complacency. However‚ with both‚ a person can uncover an excess amount of greatness within oneself. Through doubting
Premium
TOK Essay Reasoning and Emotions and the quest for Knowledge 19th century English philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that “deep thinking is attainable only by a person of deep feeling”‚ thereby implying that emotions‚ or “deep feeling”‚ play a key role in the quest for knowledge and the ability to reason‚ or‚ the ability to think deeply. However‚ day after day I am confronted with evidence contradicting his statement‚ and‚ although I do my best not to have biased perception‚ I do not see
Premium Emotion Samuel Taylor Coleridge Human
possibly know anything for certain. He made it his goal to find something we couldn’t doubt‚ something indubitable. René Descartes is a famous French mathematician‚ scientist and philosopher from the 17th century‚ often called “the Father of Modern Philosophy”‚ his philosophical work is often closely connected to his scientific work since he saw philosophy as a foundation to science.
Premium René Descartes Mind Existence
The study‚ “To Sleep‚ No Doubt to Dream” was a sleep study done by a graduate student named‚ Eugene Aserinsky in 1952. This study was done to determine the average amount of dreaming done by each person in the experiment. His theory was that when rapid eye movements occur that this could be a sign of dreaming. In this study the people participating in it were not allowed to take a naps while being a part of this experiment. This is because they could end up dreaming during the nap which would affect
Premium Psychology Unconscious mind Dream
to be the only black student at the school. The play begins with Father Flynn delivering a sermon to his congregation. The topic of his sermon is doubt. He makes a compelling argument that not only does everyone go through periods of doubt about different things‚ but it is doubt that holds everyone and everything together. His exact words were: “Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty. When you are lost‚ you are not alone” (Shanley 6). There are many different topics that Father
Premium The Play The Lockers Student
Tok Topic Are REASON and EMOTION equally necessary in justifying moral decisions ? (define reason and emoions and their importance in human lifes). As from the olden times‚ the times since Plato and Aristotle and various ethicists present at that time have used reason and not emotion to solve moral decisions. It is not only reason which solves our problem but in a few situations emotions too are useful. For example let us imagine the problem which is now a major disaster in the world overpopulation
Premium Philosophy Ethics Logic
incorporating three areas of knowledge. Firstly‚ natural sciences and how they are so convincing despite the lack of certainty. Then I will elaborate on the human sciences and how its theories are debatable and the difference between the two sciences. Lastly I will intrude into the ethical aspect of the knowledge issue‚ as conflicting emotions and reason are essential in creating the faith and belief in the theories formulated by these explicit and evidence rich areas of knowledge. We as humans are generally
Premium Scientific method Science
Professor Schafer September 4‚ 2014 Week 2 – Assignment 2 “Beyond Reasonable Doubt Standard” In the United States‚ a person cannot be convicted of a crime unless guilt is proven “beyond a reasonable doubt.” According to our text‚ “one of the most deeply rooted traditions of modern Anglo-Saxon law is that an accused is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt (Gardner & Anderson‚ 2013).” Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a standard of proof that is used in criminal cases‚ and a person cannot
Premium Law Legal burden of proof Jury