R.Bruford 2009 Prince Alfred College IB Theory of Knowledge Essay Writing Guide Page 1 of 24 R.Bruford 2009 What is the Essay? Each student must submit for external assessment an essay on any one of the ten titles prescribed by the IBO for each examination session. The titles for the November 2009 session are included in this booklet. The titles ask generic questions about knowledge and are cross-disciplinary in nature. They may be answered with reference to any part or parts of
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extent is our sense perception a reliable source of knowledge? Ramelia Merritt 10/27/14 To start with‚ using our senses many possibilities for knowledge are openedto us. Our senses have some limitations that prevent us from our knowledge. But what is knowledge? Generally‚ knowledge is a term that a lot of people accept when they want to say that they know something. More specifically‚ knowledge for meis when I can not only know something‚ but when I can understand something. Knowledge is when I can answer
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Emotions as ways of knowing It is the traditional view claims‚ the emotions are more of an obstacle than a source of knowledge‚ we still need to look at them and consider how to guard their disruptive influence. It could‚ however‚ be argued that the emotions ‚play a more positive role in our mental lives and that without them we would be unable to make sense of the world. We also need to take a closer look‚ at the nature of intuition. For some of our most fundamental beliefs seem to be more emotional
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What can be meant by the panchatantra saying‚ “knowledge is the true organ of sight‚ not the eyes” is it necessary to have clear ideas to see? When we say “sight” we all refer to our eyes due to which we human beings get to see‚ it is something we all have in common‚ ears to hear‚ nose to smell and breathe‚ tongue to taste and eyes to see. But when we think about knowledge every single human beings knowledge is made up of what every person learns through their past experiences‚ through what they
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Sense perception‚ by definition‚ is a concept by or based on sensations. Sensation‚ a physical feeling resulting from something that comes into contact with the human body. We perceive these sensations through our 5 common senses: touch‚ taste‚ smell‚ sight‚ and hearing. Although all people may have the ability to use these same senses‚ they may not be having the same impressions of that sense. Aldous Huxley suggests‚ “By its very nature‚ every embodied spirit is doomed to suffer and enjoy
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9/24/09 Perception • What is perception and why is perception important? • Top-down and bottom-up perception • Perception as observer-dependent Why is perception important? • We must connect to the world – Sources of energy around us. Some are good (light‚ sound‚ heat)‚ some are bad (sharp objects‚ intense heat) – They provide information to allow us to satisfy goals. – Perception allows us to use this energy. • Grounding for abstract thought – False dichotomy between
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Valid Valid information is information that is reliable and correct which can be used for many purposes when it’s needed. An example of information that needs to be valid would be if you are checking the prices for server software for an IT business and the prices listed were wrong then you made plans based on wrong prices which could make the whole plan wrong‚ so this is a general example when information needs to be valid and correct. Reliable Reliable information is information that you can rely
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Material Reliable Sources Worksheet Locate two sources in the University Library on a topic of your choice. Provide the required information for both sources. Source 1 • Author: Dan Caspi and Nelly Elias • Date: August 2009 • Title: Don’t Patronize Me: media-by and media for minorities • Publication: Ethnic and Racial Studies Vol. 34 No. 1 January 2011 pp. 62_82 Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions: • Is the source reliable? How do you know
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(1) I think that the Internet does not contain reliable information. (2) The Internet‚ a technological breakthrough in the twenty-first century‚ contains many invaluable‚ pixelated advertisements that are not necessary for the society. Although it is necessary to advertise in order to expand a business‚ there are many advertisements that do not belong on a certain page. (3) For example when I am focusing on finishing up a research‚ there are many pop-up advertisements that appear out of nowhere.
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. This work is about reliable sources so I‚ to come up with the problem statement‚ thought about which subject is more general and after that it was easy to come up with the problem statement. This report is being wrote for the subject writing skills that is inserted on the module Media in its context. This is the report that every student should do for this discipline. The report is about reliable sources and every aspect that can be involved in that subject‚ like how we can determine if a source
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